# Quote — David Gemmell, Waylander II

> Fear is like a fire in your belly. Controlled, it warms you and keeps you alive. Uncontrolled, it burns and destroys you.

- Author: [David Gemmell](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-gemmell.md)
- Book: [Waylander II](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-gemmell/waylander-ii.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/David_Gemmell#Waylander_II:_In_the_Realm_of_the_Wolf) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-gemmell/waylander-ii/fear-is-like