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Fear's useless. Either something bad happens or it doesn't: If it doesn't, you've wasted time being afraid, and if it does, you've wasted time that you could have spent sharpening your weapons.
Sarah Rees Brennan
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Sarah Rees Brennan
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: September 21
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