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A fear of the unknown: what was that called?Worse yet: a fear of the known.

A fear of the unknown: what was that called?Worse yet: a fear of the known.
– Joyce Carol Oates

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  25. You cannot be afraid of the unknown. In every moment and with every step you take, the unknown becomes the known. – Dragos Bratasanu
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  37. Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day. – Sophocles
  38. Remember that fear causes to happen the very things it fears. That’s why fear should be unknown to us. – Louis de Bernires
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