John Cusack

Poe had this curious kind of alchemical courage, where he took all the terrible things and terrors that happened in his life, all this shame and fear and pain, and turned them into great works of art. He was a complex, brilliant person who was just wired too tight.

American Actor

Yitzhak Rabin

We must fight terrorism as if there's no peace process and work to achieve peace as if there's no terror.

Israeli Statesman

Jim James

For a lot of people, life's been pretty good. There hasn't been true terror right in your face.

American Musician

Irvin D. Yalom

The amount of death terror experienced is closely related to the amount of life unlived.

American Psychologist

Jean-Luc Godard

The truth is that there is no terror untempered by some great moral idea.

French Director

Ulrich Beck

And the terror itself is an example of the world's uncontrollability.

German Sociologist

Ehud Barak

Either we destroy world terror or world terror will destroy us.

Dana Rohrabacher

I support this war on terror and the war on radical Islam.

American Politician

Angela Merkel

We know that our life of freedom is stronger than terror.

German Statesman

Vikas Swarup

Global terror does not respect national boundaries.

Indian Novelist

Indicates extreme fear, stronger than just being scared or frightened.

Emotional Intensity

Sometimes used for imagined fears or fears with no real danger.

Not Always Real

Often causes a strong physical response like shaking or crying.

Physical Reaction

Used to emphasize the frightening aspect of someone or something.

Strong Descriptor

Can be used hyperbolically for people, often children, who are mischievous, not truly frightening.

Hyperbolic Usage

Specifically refers to acts intended to scare a population or government.

Political Context

Always has a negative and serious connotation when used in political contexts.

Negative Connotation

 with such force that I saw stars. Then they strapped my legs and arms to the metal bed with thick leather straps. A sound came out of my mouth that I'd never heard half groan, half scream, barely human and pure terror. Then the sound came again, forced from somewhere deep inside my belly

A tale of mental illness...

 She’d take one glance inside, then be able to rid her mind of it forever But at the first crack of the lid, the box burst open. Monstrous creatures and horrendous sounds rushed out in a cloud of smoke and swirled around her, screeching and cackling. Filled with terror,

The myth of Pandora’s...

 As a commander in his guerilla army, he unleashed a reign of terror across the countryside, killing any suspected spies or dissenters. He also helped peasants build health clinics and schools, taught them to read, and even recited poetry to them.

History vs. Che Guevara...

 while loathing the stomach-drop sensation of a steep roller coaster, or why some squeal with delight inside a haunted house, but retreat in terror if taken to an actual cemetery. Fear brings more than just a fun, natural high.

Why is being scared so...

 presides over a reign of terror, and then meets a bloody end. Along the way, it asks important questions about ambition, power, and violence that spoke directly to the politics of Shakespeare's time

Why should you read...

 terror I think for me I mean to be honest the real difficulty is that I am afraid of my own how frightened I am I'm most afraid of being too afraid to come back with the story I'm afraid of being

Alexandra Fuller: Born...

 to practice gratitude and joy in those moments of terror, when we're wondering, "Can I love you this much? Can I believe in this this passionately? Can I be this fierce about this?"

The power of vulnerabilit...

 Today, this very moment, is my real coming out. I could no longer live my truth for and by myself. I want to do my best to help others live their truth without shame and terror.

Why I must come out PIPE...

 policy terror and death any of that sound familiar you're right both blackness and whiteness come from the same place the deep me to debase exploit

Should “blackness”...

 soon they're keen to explore their always with mother in terror

Terror