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Fear is an enemy that can be killed only at close range. The closest range of all is intimacy. The deeper the fear is embedded in one’s spirit, the more vulnerable it is.

Andrew Vachss

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Andrew Vachss
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: October 19
Author
Lawyer
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New York City
New York
Andrew Henry Vachss
Deeper
Close
Enemy
Embedded
Fear
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Spirit
Intimacy
Killed
Range
Vulnerable

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