Grace Metalious Quotes

Fear is the foundation of safety.

He that's secure is not safe.

Living is dangerous. The important thing is to know the limits.

I think when you start to get afraid, it's time to leave.

Trust is a careless pursuit at best. At worst, it's a good way to get yourself killed.

The pervasive attitude is that it's crazy to invite more danger into your life.

If you are out of trouble, watch for danger.

Living safely is dangerous.

Today I must be very careful, today I have left my armor at home.

One ought to be afraid of nothing other then things possessed of power to do us harm, but things innoucuous need not be feared.

Old times, as my father used to say: If you're not careful, they'll gut you like a fish.

Where Jack isn't safe, Tom's in danger.

That stupid saying "What you don't know can't hurt you" is ridiculous. What you don't know can kill you. If you don't know that tractor trailer trucks hurt when hitting you, then you can play in the middle of the interstate with no fear - but that doesn't mean you won't get killed.

Since women ask me about male motives all the time, I can offer a bit of advice. If you feel like you're going to get hurt then you shouldn't be there in the first place. That's the way I look at relationships.

Edged tools are dangerous things to handle, and not infrequently do much hurt.

You cannot play with fire.

We are gifted with freedom, but with that freedom comes the reality of the unknown and the responsibility to be aware of our surroundings and on guard against those who would do us harm.

The personal threat is something that's always been a part of our lives.

I am a generous man, by nature, and far more trusting than I should be. Indeed. The real world is risky territory for people with generosity of spirit. Beware.

There are few things in the world as dangerous as sleepwalkers.

98% of the people in the world are harmless and wish you well, but it only takes one person who doesn't. That's what you're constantly on guard against.

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.

I wish we could be 100% shielded from danger, but nothing is in life.

If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe the military, nothing is safe.