“I am too sick to lay down
the sidewalks frighten me
the whole damned city frightens me,
what I will become
what I have become
frightens me.” 
― Charles Bukowski

“But sex...that was the opposite of control. There were emotions, and attraction, and that pesky other person that just had to be involved. Not my idea of fun.” 
― Cora Carmack

“There is a great difference between being fearless and being brave.” 
― Patrick Rothfuss

“Sex is like an atom bomb. A potent weapon which fascinates and frightens. We're afraid to let it loose, yet we all have our finger on the button.” --Zeena Schreck, Cuir Underground: Sado-Magic for Satan Interview, 1998” 
― Zeena Schreck

“A criminal remains a criminal whether he uses a convict's suit or a monarch's crown.” 
― Victor Hugo

“The fear of loss . . . it can destroy you as much as the loss itself.” 
― Sarah J. Maas

“My whole life, I had thought that my story was, again and again: Once upon a time, there was a boy, and he had to risk everything to keep what he loved. But really, the story was: Once upon a time, there was a boy, and his fear ate him alive.” 
― Maggie Stiefvater

“No one vinces me, baby” 
― Michael Grant