Scared Quotes

“It's what's buried deep inside that frightens me because it's broken, like a shattered mirror.”
― Jessica Sorensen, The Secret of Ella and Micha

“Seems to me people are mean or evil because they're scared, mostly, or in pain, or afraid they're going to lose something.”
― Barbara Samuel, The Sleeping Night

“Can I be honest with you, Mr. Wind-Up Bird? I mean, really, really, really honest? Sometimes I get sooo scared! I’ll wake up in the middle of the night all alone, hundreds of miles away from anybody, and it’s pitch dark, and I have absolutely no idea what’s going to happen to me in the future, and I get so scared I want to scream. Does that happen to you, Mr. Wind-Up Bird? When it happens, I try to remind myself that I am connected to others—other things and other people. I work as hard as I can to list their names in my head. On that list, of course, is you, Mr. Wind-Up Bird. And the alley, and the well, and the persimmon tree, and that kind of thing. And the wigs that I’ve made here with my own hands. And the little bits and pieces I remember about the boy. All these little things (though you’re not just another one of those little things, Mr. Wind-Up Bird, but anyhow…) help me to come back “here” little by little.”
― Haruki Murakami, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

“A single smile from her could make his entire being burn. One touch from her hand and he was undone. It was terrifying to think of how much power this one person had over him. How one single gesture from her could affect him so profoundly. (Sin thinking about Kat)”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, Devil May Cry

“...if you don't regard your word as a sacred covenant, then there is nothing in you I can honor ...”
― John Geddes, A Familiar Rain

“Until two days ago what had driven him was the will to survive: deep, animal, full of rage—but always part of him had not cared at all whether he lived or died. Now he did care, and very deeply, and so for the first time in a long time he was afraid. To love life is, of course, a wonderful thing, but not on this day of all days.”
― Paul Hoffman, The Left Hand of God

“I've never been scared of the dark, but I'm still terrified of what's in it.”
― Elizabeth Duivenvoorde

“Daddy had only just got into bed when, from the next room, a small voice called, "Hello?"

"What do you want?" Daddy demanded, perhaps a trifle less patiently than usual.

There came a long silence. Then from a sleepy child came the reply, "I don't want anything 'cept I just want to know somebody is there."

That is the cry of million of hearts, millions who feel they can manage along through life as long as there is someone to share it with.”
― Francis Gay

“I am not scared of you, I am scare of these feelings.”
― Judy Blume, Summer Sisters

“I wonder if your mother was frightened by Peter Pan before you were born?”
― Charlotte Lamb, Out of Control

“I get so sad that sad gets to be.
So scared that all my feelings they up and leave me. I got so city girl on you. I go so crazy I don't know what to do.”
― Tegan Quin

“There's no sense forcing yourself if you don't feel like it. Tell you the truth, I've had sex with lots of guys, but I think I did it mostly out of fear. I was scared not to have somebody putting his arms around me, so I could never say no. That's all. Nothing good ever came of sex like that. All it does is grind down the meaning of life a piece at a time.”
― Haruki Murakami

“She looked up, over the bandage that was nestled under her chin, and saw that the big-belly man with the red beard was starting at her, shaking his head. He looked like he was crying.
"I got ya this time," he whispered, as if to himself. "This time, I got ya.”
― Adam Gidwitz, In a Glass Grimmly