Fear was about possibilities. Not things that happened. Things that might.

About This Quote

In the 1995 film The Usual Suspects, the main character says, "Fear was about possibilities. Not things that happened. Things that might." In this line, he implies that someone who is afraid of something only has to imagine it in their head. The person is not scared of something that has already happened.

He was referencing the idea of the "what if" scenario. The "what if" scenario can happen to anyone at any point in time. The people who fear the "what if" scenario are very likely going to be afraid in the future as well.

Source: Fear

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