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Being afraid Quote by Charles Yu

“How do you convince someone to change, to stop being afraid of himself? How do you convince yourself not to be so scared all the time?” quote by Charles Yu — Download Open image

“How do you convince someone to change, to stop being afraid of himself? How do you convince yourself not to be so scared all the time?”

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