“Fear looks both ways but still refuses to cross; fear looks twice and still doesn't leap. ... Fear usually arrives late, inevitably leaves early, and ends up never going out of town at all. Fear is the phantom hand on the back of the neck and the sound of a door opening downstairs when no one is coming home. ... Fear grows poor because it watches others gain wealth but cannot enter the fray; fear grows sick because it eats away at heath even as it fears its diminishment; fear grows old watching others live in ways that seem to threaten-but in reality only enhance-life.” WayLooksStillsEndsHomeHandsRealitySeemsGrowsFearSoundWealthPoorWatchesDoorsLateGainsCrossesSickTownsRefuseOpeningNecksComing HomeLeapGoing OutPhantomsFray Author:Gina Barreca
“In every mind where there is a strong tendency to fear there is a strong capacity to hate. Those who dwell in fear dwell nest door to hate; and I think it is the cowardice of women which makes them such intense haters.” ThinkingMindHateStrongFearDoorsCapacityIntenseTendenciesCowardiceNests Book:A commonplace book of thoughts, memories and fancies, original and selected Source: A commonplace book of thoughts, memories and fancies, original and selected
“I used to think the reason I'd like to stop letting fear run my life was that it felt so bad to be afraid, and also that it was pointless - possibly wasted, if the feared thing never did materialize. But now that fear has packed its miserable bags and is running out the door, making slamming noises to call attention to itself, I begin to see how much room fear has occupied. What opportunity opens up!” IfsThinkingReasonRunningUsedOpportunityFeltFearRoomsAttentionDoorsNoiseMiserableBagsPointless Book:The Freedom of Being: At Ease with What Is Source: The Freedom of Being: At Ease with What Is
“As the fly bangs against the window attempting freedom while the door stands open, so we bang against death ignoring heaven.” PoliticsHeavenFearDoorsAtheismWindowRageAttemptingBangs Author:Douglas Horton
“Fear can be good when you're walking past an alley at night or when you need to check the locks on your doors before you go to bed, but it's not good when you have a goal and you're fearful of obstacles. We often get trapped by our fears, but anyone who has had success has failed before.” InspirationalNeedsPastNightFearGoalDoorsWalkingBedObstaclesBe GoodChecksFearfulTrappedLocksAlleys Author:Queen Latifah