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title: "6 Terrible Fall Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Terrible Fall quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Terrible Fall sayings and thoughts."
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> [“The bottom line was that people who leaned too heavily on someone else were setting themselves up for a terrible fall, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kent-krueger/the-bottom-line-was-that-people-who-leaned-too-heavily-on-someone/)

[William Kent Krueger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kent-krueger/)

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> [“I have a feeling that you're riding for some kind of a terrible, terrible fall. But I don't honestly know what kind.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-salinger/i-have-a-feeling-that-you-re-riding-for-some-kind-of-a-terrible/)

[J.D. Salinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-salinger/)

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> [“Bouncing back with greater vigor after every terrible fall is not a skill; it's an Attitude.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vidya-yedavalli/bouncing-back-with-greater-vigor-after-every-terrible-fall-is-not-a/)

[Vidya Yedavalli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vidya-yedavalli/)

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> [“I have a feeling that you're riding for some kind of a terrible, terrible fall. But I don't honestly know what kind.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-salinger/i-have-a-feeling-that-you-re-riding-for-some-kind-of-a-terrible-2/)

[J.D. Salinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-salinger/)

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> [“I have a feeling that you’re riding for some kind of terrible, terrible fall. . . . The whole arrangement’s designed for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-salinger/i-have-a-feeling-that-you-re-riding-for-some-kind-of-terrible/)

[J.D. Salinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-salinger/)

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> [I have a feeling that you're riding for some kind of a terrible, terrible fall. But I don't honestly know what kind……](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-salinger-2/i-have-a-feeling-that-you-re-riding-for-some-kind-of-a-terrible-3/)

[J. D. Salinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-salinger-2/)

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