Be scared. You can't help that. But don't be afraid. Ain't nothing in …

William Faulkner
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Be scared. You can't help that. But don't be afraid. Ain't nothing in the woods going to hurt you unless you corner it, or it smells that you are afraid. A bear or a deer, too, has got to be scared of a coward the same as a brave man has got to be. ✨ William Faulkner (2011). Uncollected Stories of William Faulkner, p.364, Vintage
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