“I haven't got much time to waste
It's time to make my way
I'm not afraid of what I'll face
But I'm afraid to stay.”

“I'm afraid of time. I mean, I'm afraid of not having enough time. Not enough time to understand people, how they really are, or to be understood myself.”

Ann Brashares The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

“I'm not afraid of new things. I'm just afraid of feeling alone even when there's somebody else there. I'm afraid of feeling bad. Maybe that's selfish, but it's the way I feel.”

David Foster Wallace (1962–2008) American fiction writer and essayist

“He [God] owes me an apology too- at the very least. I'm not saying I shouldn't have been punished for those sins I committed. I'm saying that the punishments he chose were inhuman. I wonder what favor I'd want. I think I may be afraid to ask for it. I'm afraid He won't grant it. I'm more afraid that He will. Wouldn't it be tragic to find out that He really has been here all this time?”

Joseph Heller book God Knows

“I'm reeling in the music,
And I've only had a few…
And I'm afraid by the way we grow old…
My darling…”

Kate Bush (1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer

“Stuck on you.
I've got this feeling down
Deep in my soul
That I just can't lose.
Guess, I'm on my way.
Needed a friend
And the way I feel now I guess
I'll be with you till the end
Guess I'm on my way
Mighty glad you stayed.”

Lionel Richie (1949) American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actor

“We face many dangerous threats in this dangerous world, but I'm not afraid of them. I'm prepared for them.”

John McCain (1936–2018) politician from the United States

“This is my temporary home
It's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passing through
This is just a stop, on the way to where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know this is my
Temporary home”

Carrie Underwood (1983) American country music singer

“She shook her head as she confessed, "I want it so much, I'm afraid to hope."
"Never be afraid to hope," Rohan said gently. "It's the
only way to begin."

-Rohan to Win”

Lisa Kleypas (1964) American writer

“Mother told me to be something so I'm afraid enough to stay wide awake”

Matthew Good (1971) Canadian singer-songwriter