Jodi Picoult Quotes

I am plagued by doubts.

The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.

I'm a bit of a Doubting Thomas - always worrying about things.

I do have, at different times, a certain kind of self-consciousness in the world, an insecurity.

I've realised I need a gnawing, nagging, anxious doubt when I wake at 4 A.M.

I hope to God that I know what I am doing.

Decision-making is very scary for me.

As usual, my mind is spinning in circles...is it me? Am I making mountains out of molehills? Being too analytical? Worrying about nothing? Being emotional?

I'm often prone to self-doubt about everything I do.

I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.

She was feeling the pressure of the world outside and she wanted to see him and feel his presence beside her and be reassured that she was doing the right thing after all.

Guilt can make you doubt yourself at the very moment when you need to proceed with certainty.

Something about this made Reynie uneasy. Had he done so badly? Was this meant to test his courage? He did as he was told, closing his eyes and bracing himself as best he could. "Why are you flinching?" the pencil woman asked. "I don't know. I thought maybe you were going to slap me." "Don't be ridiculous. I could slap you perfectly well with your eyes open. I'm only going to blindfold you.

Three quiet days. This hell fiend is like a cat with a mouse. She lets me loose only to pounce upon me again. I am never so frightened as when every thing is still.

You don't know what you're doing. You're just hoping that people won't make fun of you. I had no idea how it would turn out.

God, I am freaking out. Maybe he doesn’t know. Maybe I just look guilty of something and he’s picking up on that.

Indecision, doubt and fear. The members of this unholy trio are closely related; where one is found, the other two are close at hand.

Part of the problem is that he lacks confidence. He is nervous.

Man, I'm sick of doubt.

Welcome to fear, said Moist to himself. It's hope, turned inside out. You know it can't go wrong, you're sure it can't go wrong... But it might.

There were those emotions down there, and though she couldn't quite feel them, they were strong and she feared them. It was like watching a thunderhead from high up in a plane, and though you weren't under it, you knew how it would feel if you were. You knew you'd have to land eventually.

I have a fear of failure.

Welcome to a life of insecurity and paralyzing self-doubt.

Indecision is the seedling of fear.