Panicking Quotes

“Don't panic, because everything is probably all right, and it it's not, panicking will make it worse.”
― Emily Barr, The One Memory of Flora Banks

“I remember sensing a jolt. I thought it was either a dream or a nightmare. Then, I woke up. The bedroom was shaking and the chair beside the bed, with the alarm clock on it, was jumping up and down. There was a strange combination of sounds - a roaring that was suddenly overwhelmed by a thunderous creaking. 'Jesus Christ.' I didn't realise it was an earthquake until I reached for the door knob and it was moving. I rushed out into the corridor and started running around in circles. The hotel was bucking and rearing like a fairground ride. I ran down the staircase and suddenly realised I was in the building's most vulnerable spot: the stairwell. So I raced back up the stairs and started screaming, 'Get out, get out. We're all going to die.' I'm not very good in emergencies.”
― David McPhail, The Years Before My Death

“By staying calm, you invite others to stay calm; by panicking, you provoke others to panic! You see, you can design the world by designing yourself!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“If the road ahead is complicated, you will make it even more complicated when you panic! The calmer you are, the simpler the world will be!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“It helps the panic,' he said quietly, 'to remind myself that I got out. That we all got out.'

'Barely.' I tried to breathe. I couldn't, I couldn't-

'We got out. And it might happen again if we don't go inside.'

The chill mist bit at my face. And I tried- I did- to take a step toward it.

My body refused to obey.

I tried to take a step again; I tried for Elain and Nesta and the human world that might be wrecked, but... I couldn't.

'Please,' I whispered. I didn't care if it meant that I'd failed my first day of work.

Rhysand, as promised, didn't ask questions as he gripped my hand and brought us back to the winter sun and rich colours of Velaris.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury

“«"I’m not panicking.” Maybe if he said it a couple hundred more times he’d believe it.”
― Elle Keaton, The Real Thing