Quotation by

Henry Miller

There is nothing strange about fear: no matter in what guise it presents itself it is something with which we are all so familiar that when a man appears who is without it we are at once enslaved by him.

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Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Fear is a common and natural feeling that everyone experiences in different forms. When someone shows no fear at all, their unusual calmness captures and controls the attention of others.

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