With regard to ghosts, while we have never believed in them, we have always been afraid of them.

Don Marquis
With regard to ghosts, while we have never believed in...
With regard to ghosts, while we have never believed in...
With regard to ghosts, while we have never believed in...
With regard to ghosts, while we have never believed in...
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We have never believed in them, but we have always been afraid of them. While people have never believed in ghosts, they have always been afraid of ghosts.

Source: Archyology : The Long Lost Tales Of Archy And Mehitabel

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