Jim ButcherMy dear cousin has a very odd relationship with fear -- though mostly she's too busy to be bothered with it.
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"My dear cousin has a very odd relationship with fear -- though mostly she's too busy to be bothered with it." By their relationship with fear, this quote means a relationship with a distant relative, a person who they have very little to do with. They do not keep in touch and see each other rarely. The quote is comparing the cousin to a person who is afraid of something. When you’re afraid of something, you’re too busy being afraid to be bothered by it.
In the quote, the main character is saying that his distant cousin is too busy being afraid of something to really worry about it. This could be anything from her work to her children. The main character does have some trouble trusting his cousin because he sees her as someone who will not take care of herself and is not scared enough about what she might do.
Source: The Aeronauts Windlass
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