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“Fear,” Jason said, “can make you do more wrong than hate or jealousy. If you're afraid you don’t commit yourself to life completely; fear makes you always, always hold something back.”
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Chapter 21 (p. 171)

 

Philip Kindred - a.k.a. PKD Dick

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