Fear can’t be reasoned with. Neither can hate. They’re like love. They’re almost identical emotions. That’s why Ares and Aphrodite like each other. Their twin sons – Fear and Panic – were spawned from both war and love.
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Related Love and hate can hold hands. Love and fear cannot. DANI REYNOLDS Both sides so blinded by their fear and hate of each other that they couldn't see they were all figh... BROM I love happy people; they’re like smile magnets. RICHELLE E. GOODRICH following a terrorism-related event, fear and panic can be expected from both patients and health ca... TOM RIDGE I am convinced that men hate each other because they fear each other. They fear each other because t... MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES Now, in their love, which was stronger, there were the seeds of hatred and fear and confusion growin... T.H. WHITE For the person who tortured me in jail. For the person who tortured the many of my followers a... AHMAD MOFTIZADEH Fear tells you what can’t be done; courage tells you what can be done; wisdom tells you what must ... MATSHONA DHLIWAYO Little boys tease little girls when they’re 8, and women still love it when they’re 28 and 48. DAVID DEANGELO Fear is the primary tool of the mafiya. It's how they contain their vast criminal enterprise. For th... GARY "GUNZ" GOVICH You can be in love and you can be in a relationship. But they’re not always the same thing. PLEASEFINDTHIS Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the oth... ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Embrace all emotions: sadness, happiness, sorrow, hate, love, prejudice, fear; they are weapons agai... DAVE MATTHES Love and Fear are polar opposites. Love originates from the soul, while Fear and worries and insecur... DONALD L. HICKS There are two main emotions that humans possess, fear & love. Fear keeps you from finding joy, happi... CELESTINE L. GRAY I always say that anybody who’s single ― like Sara ― their love is the most intense love. The ... TEGAN QUIN love is temporary, hate is necessary. YOUNG BEEZY Roses are red,violets are blue,when i flush the toilet i remember you. RODERICK ROTOL El amor más intenso, quizá más débil que el odio, es una negociación, nunca concluyente, entre ... GEORGE STEINER As the best wine makes the sharpest vinegar, truest love can turn into truest nemesis. NIKHIL KUSHWAHA Here is one with a gift for loving and a gift for hating, and when he hates, God help the man who ea... ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF Love cannot stifle nor can it dictate. Either of those circumstances will turn a tender feeling into... CYNTHIA WICKLUND I love and if someone I love is hurt I'll kill the attacker and no one else, that is love. I hate an... TRISTE I hate him. Except for all the places where I love him half to death. CHARLOTTE STEIN Love lights more fires than hate extinguishes. ELLA WHEELER WILCOX Cowards who hide their face and name while bashing others can’t help it. They’re prisoners of th... BOBBY W. MILLER This is because fear and love are enemies. They come from two opposing kingdoms. Fear comes from the... DANNY SILK Love can be simply stated to be the desire of the human being to integrate oneself with other selves... AWDHESH SINGH Neither love nor fire can subsist without perpetual motion; both cease to live so soon as they cease... FRANçOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD The best hiding place was love. Thus the conversion from pristine sadism to fabricated hatred, to fr... TONI MORRISON I fear being like everyone I hate, I fear failure, I fear losing control. I love balancing between c... MARILYN MANSON Most people are blind to magic. They move through a blank and empty world. They’re bored with thei... LEV GROSSMAN Love is the strongest emotion any creature can feel except for hate, but hate can't hurt you. Love, ... AMELIA ATWATER-RHODES When you really don’t like a guy, they’re all over you, and as soon as you act like you like the... BEYONCé KNOWLES Love and relations is a funny game, you want it so much but you hide away protecting yourself in fea... /USER/LENNOX/MY_QUOTES/1 The men only do something when they’re told to. That’s why they’re called drones. You’ll see... JAY EBBEN But I don’t panic. I don’t bolt like a frightened gazelle. I am more than the sum of my fear. It... RICK YANCEY That’s love: Two lonely persons keep each other safe and touch each other and talk to each other. RAINER MARIA RILKE Love and war are the same thing, and stratagems and policy are as allowable in the one as in the oth... MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA Fake people always seem like they’re winning because they’re always lying. TROY GATHERS They’re both bungholes who think they’re too noble to shit, GEORGE R.R. MARTIN you have to be the prude or the slut, and if you pick one, other people hate you for it, and you can... NED VIZZINI We hated each other so well and loved each other so badly... SEANAN MCGUIRE A father never gives up on a son, not really, no matter how poorly he behaves at times or how many s... ALEKSANDRA LAYLAND You know when we are blessed when our love strengthens for each other, that’s how you know God has... FRANCESCO NICHOLAS CECE Sometimes people don’t understand the promises they’re making when they make them. But you keep ... JOHN GREEN Try to understand men. If you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man we... JOHN STEINBECK No one was conceived by hate, but love, so love each other knowing this-even if the world is full of... LAURA E. BRUSSEAU …because nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff… Nerds are allowe... JOHN GREEN How can a fifteen-year old girl defend her love when that love is dismissed by everyone? It’s impo... COLLEEN HOOVER In my opinion, the word 'fear' is like the word love. It’s over used by people who can’t even de... BOBBY W. MILLER Greedy people are never satisfied that they have enough. They’re like sharks that spend their enti... FRANK SONNENBERG I love her and she loves me, and we hate each other with a wild hatred born of love AUGUST STRINDBERG You've got to take the rough with the smooth. It's like love and hate, war and peace, all that bollo... IAN WRIGHT Those who love to be feared fear to be loved, and they themselves are more afraid than anyone, for w... ST. FRANCIS DE SALES The truth is, there are not two kinds of people. There’s only one: the kind that loves to divide u... TIM KREIDER Whom the gods love die young, that’s why only the gods love war. VIKRANT PARSAI None of us can help the things life has done to us. They’re done before you realize it, and once t... EUGENE O'NEILL Love and friendship exclude each other. JEAN DE LA BRUYERE It feels so separate, like I’ve touched something that’s taken the color out of me. Or maybe I�... KENDARE BLAKE Your cowardly self-delusions about “love” when you know as well as I do that there’s never bee... RICHARD YATES All the most powerful emotions come from chaos -fear,anger,love- especially love. Love is chaos itse... KIRSTEN MILLER Every day the words that Keep-on-Dancin’ and the Gypsy imparted to me - theories, observations, ad... JACQUES YONNET Choose love, release fear. Choose love, release fear. Choose love, release fear over and over again ... DONNA M THOMAS She stared at the surface of her coffee, swirling in her mug. Tiny universes rose and fell in the li... DANIKA STONE Ceasing to be 'in love' need not mean ceasing to love. Love in this second sense - love as distinct ... C.S. LEWIS Lifes biggest fear, is fear itself.
Fear makes you lose your sense of trust.
Fear (not hate) is the ... RENATE VULLINGS You can’t invite love with hate. OSCAR AULIQ-ICE It was almost like fear, in the way it filled me, rising in my chest. It was almost like tears, in h... MADELINE MILLER Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and eva... VANNEVAR BUSH They looked at each other, baffled, in love and hate. WILLIAM GOLDING Only love heals. Anger, guilt, and fear can only destroy and separate you from your true capabilitie... ALYSON NOEL People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about... JIM MORRISON Love is better than hate. Faith is greater than fear. Having positive vibes is better than... KEMI SOGUNLE It is impossible for lies to conquer truth, fear to conquer hope, and hate to conquer love. MATSHONA DHLIWAYO If love is never found then it can never be lost, this is why many are loveless. not because they ca... JOHN DORELIEN You said, 'They’re harmless dreamers and they’re loved by the people.' 'What,' I asked you, 'is ... TENNESSEE WILLIAMS What television gets to do, and there's a reason why 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' works as well as it ... JEFFREY BELL There's magic in recognizing a kindred spirit, and an even greater power in letting yourself love th... JACQUELINE KOYANAGI The fear of God is an insane idea. God is love and “there is no fear in love, because perfect love... DRAGOS BRATASANU Ah, those two. In a fight, they’re lethal. Around each other, they melt. RICHELLE MEAD I can’t look people in the eye and tell them that they’re going to die anymore. REBECCA MCNUTT I’ve always wondered why love has to be so full of conflict and strife. Why can’t love be simple... BELLA ANDRE Fear is the root cause behind most of lies. And many big problems starts from lies, which can be pre... ATLAS GONDAL Love is another kind of power, which shouldn't surprise you. Magic comes from emotions, among other ... JIM BUTCHER The heart is like a bird: love as its head and its two wings are hope and fear. IBN AL-QAYYIM AL-JAWZZIYA ...for love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride. LOUISA MAY ALCOTT That’s one of the best things about horror movies – they’re not real life. They’re like emot... PATRICK ROTHFUSS I pretty much look like an identical twin of my mom. ODELL BECKHAM, JR. There is a special bond between twin soul mates--unconditional love, respect for each other, bringin... METTRIE L. If someone tells you that they’re called “blueberries” because they’re berries and they’re... CLIFFORD COHEN Greed, like the love of comfort, is a kind of fear. CYRIL CONNOLLY Why can’t people just sit and read books and be nice to each other? DAVID BALDACCI Political poems are love poems, and then love poems can be political in this society where people ca... ANDREA GIBSON Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Powe... MAHATMA GANDHI Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Powe... MAHATMA GANDHI Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Powe... MOHANDAS GANDHI It's more like a love-hate relationship. The Russian thing is more about our ancestors. Both of my g... JARKKO RUUTU Those two were so in love and sugary sweet with each other that I felt like brushing my teeth after ... RICHELLE MEAD
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RICK RIORDAN THAT'S IT!" Terminus cried. "That's AGAINST THE RULES!" Polybotes frowned, obviously confused t... RICK RIORDAN Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes. RICK RIORDAN Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all. RICK RIORDAN If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself. RICK RIORDAN She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish. RICK RIORDAN A big sacrifice is coming, and you won't have the courage to make it. That will cost you dearly. It ... RICK RIORDAN Gaea?” Leo shook his head. “Isn’t that Mother Nature? She’s supposed to have, like, flowers ... RICK RIORDAN Humans see what they want to see. RICK RIORDAN Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world. RICK RIORDAN Then she did something so unexpected Nico would later think he dreamed it. She walked up to Nico, wh... RICK RIORDAN You will suffer, son of Hades!’ What else is new? Nico thought. RICK RIORDAN This is so cool!" Nico said, jumping up and down in the driver's seat. "Is this really the sun? I th... RICK RIORDAN Christmas in the Underworld was NOT my idea. If I'd known what was coming, I would've called i... RICK RIORDAN I had a crush on Percy," Nico spat. "That's the truth. That's the big secret. RICK RIORDAN For a long time,’ Nico said, ‘I had a crush on you. I just wanted you to know.’ Percy looked a... RICK RIORDAN He turned, registering a face with blond hair, and for a split second he thought it was Will Solace.... RICK RIORDAN Good. So you may be dense, but you’re not an idiot.’ ‘How can you even talk to me like t... RICK RIORDAN Nico," I said at last, "shouldn't you be sitting at the Hades table?" He shrugged. "Techn... RICK RIORDAN Oh, did you expect me to play fair?" Cupid laughed. "I am the god of love. I am never fair. RICK RIORDAN With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later. RICK RIORDAN Let us find the dam snack bar," Zoe said. "We should eat while we can." Grover cracked a smile.... RICK RIORDAN Because I know you, Percy Jackson. In many ways, you are impulsive, but when it comes to your friend... RICK RIORDAN Be careful of love. It'll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wro... RICK RIORDAN What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apol... RICK RIORDAN Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind... RICK RIORDAN Don't feel bad, I'm usually about to die. RICK RIORDAN I nodded, looking at Rachel with respect. "You hit the Lord of the Titans in the eye with a blue pla... RICK RIORDAN Grover was sniffing the wind, looking nervous. He fished out his acorns and threw them into the sand... RICK RIORDAN Don't you ever feel like, what if the world really IS messed up? What if we COULD Do it all over aga... RICK RIORDAN She looked at me, like she was drinking in the fact that I was still here. And I realized I was doin... RICK RIORDAN The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive. RICK RIORDAN How did you die?" "We er....drowned in a bathtub." "All three of you?" "It was a big ... RICK RIORDAN Love conquers all," Aphrodite promised. "Look at Helen and Paris. Did they let anything come between... RICK RIORDAN Ever had a flying burrito hit you? Well, it's a deadly projectile, right up there with cannonballs a... RICK RIORDAN Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face. RICK RIORDAN I will call him Small Bob," said Bob. "He is a good monster." End of discussion.The Tita... RICK RIORDAN We’ve arrived,” Leo announced. “Time to Split.” Frank groaned. “Can we leave Valdez i... RICK RIORDAN Wow. When he started looking back on the war with Kronos as the good old days--that was sad. RICK RIORDAN Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy mountain cliff in Maine, Perc... RICK RIORDAN You promised, Seaweed brain. We would not get separated! Ever again! RICK RIORDAN Nico, I've seen a lot of brave things. But what you just did? That was maybe the bravest. RICK RIORDAN Annabeth?” Percy said again. “You’re planning something. You’ve got that I’m-planning-s... RICK RIORDAN