Fear sits and smiles and is predatory, immobile and silent and serene; an observer who conserves his energy and is content to wait.

Such a dark green, his eyes. They reminded her of the forest, of all the dangers lying dormant behind that verdant cloak of leaves.

From the dear comes grief; From the dear comes fear.If you're freed from the dear You'll have no grief, let alone fear.

Secrets, silent, stony sit in the dark palaces of both our hearts: secrets weary of their tyranny: tyrants willing to be dethroned.

It's hard to imagine which is worse, living with fear, or living without it in a fantasyland were consequences don't exist.

The attempt to prevent our kids from struggling for fear it might scar their permanent records is, instead, scarring them for life.

You can’t be afraid. You can be sad if you like. You can be angry. But it’s the fear that’ll freeze you in place.

We must live with our hearts in our hands - like Mary.We must hold the blood-red heart and no be disappointedwhen others look away.

maybe here, in dauntless, bravery is the highest form of wisdom. the acknowledgement that life can and should be lived without fea

We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying than what anyone else can inflict.

I can't. If I do, I will second guess myself and nothing would get done. I'd stay in one place. I'd let my fear get me.

My spine spoke to me; I felt vulnerable, like he was gradually covering me in a heavy layer of gold without even having to touch me.

Don't be a pleaser of people just because of the fear of the losing your position. You cease to be a true leader when you do so!

This, she realizes, is the basis of all fear. That a light you are powerless to stop will turn on you and usher a bullet to its mark.

The universe will never force a mindset on you. You have complete free agency to choose fear and suffer unnecessarily if you want to.