“I am convinced that the deepest desire within each of us is to be liberated from the controlling influences of our own psychic madness or patterns of fear. All other things—the disdain of ordinary life, the need to control others rather than be controlled, the craving for material goods as a means of security and protection against the winds of chaos—are external props that serve as substitutes for the real battle, which is the one waged within the individual soul.” 
― Caroline Myss

“He hated being filled with terror. It was embarrassing.” 
― Rick Riordan

“What is fear after all? It is indecision. You seek some way to resist, escape. There is none.” 
― Anne Rice

“People only lie because they are afraid of the truth” 
― Madison Reil

“Nico remembered something Jason Grace had told him in the palace of Notus: Maybe it’s time you come out of the shadows. If only I could, he thought. For the first time in his life, he had begun to fear the dark, because he might melt into it permanently.” 
― Rick Riordan

“Success goes to the ones who do. Get up. Show up. Throw up if you have to. Do it afraid, but do it no matter.” 
― Toni Sorenson

“Fear is an insidious and deadly thing. It can warp judgment, freeze reflexes, breed mistakes. Worse, it's contagious.” 
― Jimmy Stewart

“To live with fear and not be afraid is the final test of maturity.” 
― Edward Weeks