“Fear can make you do more wrong than hate or jealousy. If you’re afraid you don’t commit yourself to life completely; fear makes you always, always hold something back. You shouldn’t be alone. It’s killing you; it’s undermining you. All the time, every day, you should be somewhere with people.”
― Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
― Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
“Only library books speak with such wordless eloquence of the power good stories hold over us.”
― ’Salem’s Lot
― ’Salem’s Lot
“If a fear cannot be articulated, it can’t be conquered.”
― 'Salem's Lot
― 'Salem's Lot
“The basis of all human fears, he thought. A closed door, slightly ajar.”
― 'Salem's Lot
― 'Salem's Lot
“You shouldn't be frightened so easily. Or life is going to be too much for you.”
― Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
― Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
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