Until then I had always thought of loneliness as something negative—an absence of company, and, of course, something temporary... That day I had learned that it was much more. It was something which could press and oppress, could distort the ordina...
It is a very natural human trait to destroy that which frightens us.
But sometimes it's the sunshine that frightens us more than the big black shadows.
It is very frightening to feel alone when you are standing against a rich and powerful person and all his attendant helpers.
To them he’s the slightly less frightening alternative to the grim reaper.
Often she dreamt she had two wings, and one was frightened, and one was happy.
Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
Only one thing that you can see and hear that is beautiful and frightening at the same time, and that is a thunder storm.
Pushing through fear is less frightening than living with the fear which comes from the feeling of helplessness.
If you make your living writing, and you can't write anything, it's over. It's very frightening.
I think there are two ways in which people are controlled. First of all frighten people and secondly, demoralise them.
I hate to think I ever make my husband frightened or unhappy, but I suspect I do.
Is it useful to feel fear, because it prepares you for nasty events, or is it useless, because nasty events will occur whether you are frightened or not?
Man can be an atheist only in theory, not in practice, because the universe is too frightening and too chaotic to be too independent!
The thought of being President frightens me and I do not think I want the job.
I was genuinely frightened when I saw the Daleks. These ridiculous-looking things absolutely get to the core of you when you're standing in front of one.
I never went into acting to be able to scare everybody. If I'd wanted to frighten people, I could have joined the C.I.A.
Working with great writers can be humbling and frightening, but it can also change you for good, forever.
My dad was a very violent, frightening and dangerous guy. Next to him, I was this vague kind of kid who walked around, as I still do, gathering impressions.
Death doesn't frighten me; now I can think peacefully of ending a long life.
They played so good it was frightening. And I, of course, being young, was in awe of everything that was going on and rightly so. I mean, it was too good to believe.
