--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: It's better to shun emotion than to fall…" description: "\"“It's better to shun emotion than to fall for it and let it make you its bitch-and since nothing lasts forever, in the end everything that was once goo..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8aa/j-a-redmerski-1662_camryn-and-andrew_it-s-better-to-shun-emotion-than-to-fall_561242.png" --- # It's better to shun emotion than to fall for it and let it… ![“It's better to shun emotion than to fall for it and let it make you its bitch-and since nothing lasts forever, in the end everything that was once good, always hurts like hell.” quote by J.A. 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