“You might be afraid of the dark, but the dark is not afraid of you. That’s why the dark is always close by.”— Lemony Snicket Related Quotes “The vehemence with which certain critics have chosen not simply to criticize what I’ve written, but to challenge my writing this story at all, speaks of what the book is about: fear of disapproval.”– Joyce Maynard “Fear? There is no fear when you ride a MotoGP bike. If there is fear, you don’t enjoy it. And if you don’t enjoy it, you’d better stay at home.”— Álvaro Bautista Arce “You ever had the feeling the future’s become the past while you were busy being scared?”— Benjamin Johncock