They were, I still think, among the most frightening words a parent can hear.

The word cancer is a frightening word in our language.

Now, through the soft speech of another, the frightening words had been spoken.

Certainly some of the more frightening words to hear coming from the star's dressing room.

I knew he didn't realize he'd said those frightening words aloud.

"One of the most frightening words there is in the world," said Elizabeth Temple.

Somebody said to me not very long ago that love was a very frightening word.

And she said after that 'the most frightening word there can be is Love'.

Those were frightening words to someone whose ultimate goal was surely more power.

But an uglier, more frightening word took its place: kidnappers.