Shirley JacksonFear, " the doctor said, "is the relinquishment of logic, the willing relinquishing of reasonable patterns. We yield to it or we fight it, but we cannot meet it halfway.
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Fear is the relinquishment of logic and the will to fight it. A person can’t meet it halfway. You can either fight fear or yield to it. If you don't choose to fight, you'll never win.
Source: The Haunting Of Hill House
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