Fear is contagious. You can catch it. Sometimes all it takes is for so…

Neil Gaiman
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Fear is contagious. You can catch it. Sometimes all it takes is for someone to say that they're scared for the fear to become real. Mo was terrified, and now Nick was too. ✨ Neil Gaiman (2009). The Graveyard Book, p.115, A&C Black
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Fear is contagious. You can catch it. Sometimes all it takes is for someone to say that they're scared for the fear to become real. Mo was terrified, and now Nick was too. ✨ Neil Gaiman (2009). The Graveyard Book, p.115, A&C Black

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