Thomas Gray Quotes

I had to test a new terror in myself.

Dread of night. Dread of not-night.

The unknown is very scary.

A great thriller, to me, is more about creating a sense of unease: a queasiness that comes with knowing something is not quite right.

The unknown is always scary.

We live in a world dominated by fear and paranoia.

Along with any great joy comes a good deal of anxiety and nervousness.

It is a miserable thing to live in suspense; it is the life of the spider.

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.

Ten minutes can be a long time when you're waiting with a beating heart for something you don't understand, something you don't really want to know.

Suspense left my life a long time ago, now it has returned. I do not care for it.

What of October, that ambiguous month, the month of tension, the unendurable month?

While there's life, there's fear.

The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.

People struggle with moments of deep dread about life and moments of surety. Often within the course of the same day. Life is a roller coaster, especially if you take risks.

Behind every tree there's a new monster.

There is even a happiness - that makes the heart afraid.

Fear of the unknown is a terrible fear.

I'm scared of everything. I think it's only sensible to be that way.

Whenever things are good, I always worry about what could go wrong.

I'm scared of the unknown future.

Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.

I like to play the grey areas in life - that's the most uncomfortable place to be. Nobody likes to be in that in-between state where there don't know what's going to happen. There's a lot of tension in that, and a lot of stuff to play with - where it's uncomfortable and awkward and sad and scary.

The unknown is always frightening.

I got this idea about being afraid to let go of something and being afraid of sinking into a state of almost anesthesia, where you have to trust other people. Just the paranoia of it all. And it seemed to suit the frenetic track. So I just wrote it out and, you know, said it.