The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. Frank Herbert
In so far as one denies what is, one is possessed by what is not, the compulsions, the fantasies, the terrors that flock to fill the void. Ursula K. Le Guin
Death has no terrors for a sincere servant of Christ who is laboring to bring souls to a knowledge of the truth. Ramon Llull
Something magical has happened to me: like a dream when one feels frightened and creepy, and suddenly wakes up to the knowledge that no such terrors exist. I have wakened up. Leo Tolstoy
Prayer is a universal phenomenon in the soul-life of man. It is the soul's reaction to the terrors and joys, the uncertainties and dreams of life. Joseph H. Hertz
It's practically my subject, my theme: solitude and community; the weirdness and terrors of solitude: the stifling and consolations of community. Also, the consolations of solitude. Derek Mahon