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“It is very often asserted that fear is destructive. Yet this is not entirely true; when fear is felt about things that truly threaten security, it is protective. It is very fortunate that humans have an almost unlimited capacity for learning fears; otherwise we would have been eliminated long ago.”

Humans Long Has Beens Felt Fear Security Capacity Fortunate Destructive Long Ago Unlimited Protective

Author:Smiley Blanton

“Horror is a feeling that cannot last long; human nature is incapable of supporting it.”

Humans Long Feelings Lasts Fear Human Nature Horror Incapable

Book:A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder

Source: A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder

“There is a mental fear, which provokes others of us to see the images of witches in a neighbor's yard and stampedes us to burn down this house. And there is a creeping fear of doubt, doubt of what we have been taught, of the validity of so many things we had long since taken for granted to be durable and unchanging. It has become more difficult than ever to distinguish black from white, good from evil, right from wrong.”

Long Has Beens Evil House Fear Difficult Black White Taken Doubt Taught Neighbor Granted Witch Provoking Yards Validity Taken For Granted Unchanging Stampede

Author:Edward R. Murrow

“Something indefinite is always worse than something definite, a strong fear that doesn't last very long is easier than one that's nebulous but doesn't go away.”

Long Lasts Strong Fear Easier Going Away Definite

Book:The Post-office Girl

Source: The Post-office Girl