He says the violent trash talking of his youth was an attempt to scare white folks because "they scared us."

It's a tough subject to deal with," she explained, "because you don't want to scare folks.

A powerful talent gets respect, but too much talent scares folks.

The idea of scaring honest folks out of their wits, and making 'em think the end of the world has come!

Skeeter, I don't hold with horse whippings or scaring innocent colored folks to death with cross burnings, and I don't have much respect for grown men who run around at night in bed sheets.

Why doesn't someone up and whack him once or twice with an oak branch--teach him to go parading around scaring folks so?

Yes, that was it, the silly old bugger took a delight in scaring folks.

Dr. Lindh says he doesn't enjoy scaring folks.

We don't wanna go around scaring folks."

Don't you think that him bein' a troll would tend to scare folks in these parts?