She saw the faces streaming past her, the faces made alike by fearfear as a common denominator, fear of themselves, fear of all and of one another, fear making them ready to pounce upon whatever was held sacred by any single one they met... She had kept herself clean and free in a single passionto touch nothing. She had liked facing them in the streets, she had liked the impotence of their hatred, because she offered them nothing to be hurt.

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  • Fear — Understanding and overcoming the anxieties that hold us back

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