We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying than what anyone else can inflict.

Jim Morrison
We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private,...
We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private,...
We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private,...
We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private,...
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We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying than what anyone else can inflict. This quote is about the fear of living in a world that is violent and unstable. We are terrified of what could happen to us, but we are much more terrified of the pain that might be inflicted on us by other people. If we just allow ourselves to feel the pain that is completely personal, then we will feel less pain from people who do not want to hurt us.

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