Because fear called her by her name. (Her own name, not fear’s name. Fear doesn’t have a name; it’s just the steady beat underneath a smile.)

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Sometimes, we have to live with the things we fear. We have to face the things that scare us. Fear doesn’t have a name. It just is.

So, it can be easier to think of fears as being someone else’s problem. We can call them other people’s problems, but it will never change anything. We can try to ignore them, but it won't make them go away.

Source: Dark Desires And The Others

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