I'm not afraid of new things. I'm just afraid of feeling alone even wh…

David Foster Wallace
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I'm not afraid of new things. I'm just afraid of feeling alone even when there's somebody else there. I'm afraid of feeling bad. Maybe that's selfish, but it's the way I feel. ✨ David Foster Wallace (2014). Girl With Curious Hair, p.143, Hachette UK
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I'm not afraid of new things. I'm just afraid of feeling alone even when there's somebody else there. I'm afraid of feeling bad. Maybe that's selfish, but it's the way I feel. ✨ David Foster Wallace (2014). Girl With Curious Hair, p.143, Hachette UK

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