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Alan W. Watts

“Obviously, we try to know, name, and define fear in order to make it "objective," that is, separate from "I." But why are we trying to be separate from fear? Because we are afraid. In other words, fear is trying to separate itself from fear, as if one could fight fire with fire.”

Alan W. Watts, The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety
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The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety by Alan W. Watts
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