Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes

In this situation I was constantly exposed to danger and death.

She reaches in, digs her hand deep into the ball, and pulls out a slip of paper. The crowd draws in a collective breath, and then you can hear a pin drop, and I'm feeling nauseous and so desperately hoping that it's not me, that it's not me, that it's not me. Effie Trinket crosses back to the podium, smoothes the slip of paper, and reads out the name in a clear voice. And it's not me. It's Primrose Everdeen.

I think to be courageous, you have to be afraid. For me, it feels very courageous when I go skiing because I'm very, very afraid to ski. It's dangerous! I feel very scared. But when I'm acting, I don't feel very scared.

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

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

I thought they'd get one of us, but Jack, after all he's been through, never worried about it I thought it would be me.

I'm just a simple guy swimming in a sea of sharks.

Fear is the foundation of safety.

It's tough to play the right chord on the instrument when there's someone out there who wants to kill you.

The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear.

In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.

I didn't think I was going to die. I knew some did. I knew there were some rumors.

It's hard to care deeply for something that might turn on you and eat you.

Fear attracts attack.

The way to feel safe is never to feel secure.

Anytime you're in fear for your life, it's intense.

I shouldn't have to worry any time my father walks outside the front door of our home.

I know the feeling of confusion and betrayal. I know the feeling of fearing for my life.

I never think I'm safe. I always live in fear I will lose.

Four grabs a bar with each hand and pulls himself up, easy, like he's sitting up in bed. But he is not comfortable or natural here--- every muscle in his arm stands out. it is a stupid thing for me to think when I am one hundred feet off the ground.

You in trouble?” Sam asks. The way he says it, I wonder if he’s thinking about how to get out of here if I am.

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

His [Elijah] heart was beginning to give signs of alarm; he was enjoying being at this woman's side. Love could be a more frightening experience than standing before Ahab's soldier with an arrow aimed at his heart; if the arrow had struck him, he would be dead -and the rest was up to God. But if love struck him, he alone would have to take responsibility for the consequences.

All that I am hangs by a thread tonight

Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.