Fear Quote by Yevgeny Zamyatin

“You're afraid of it because it's stronger than you, you hate it because you're afraid of it, you love it because you can't master it. You can only love something that refuses to be mastered.” quote by Yevgeny Zamyatin — Download Open image

““You're afraid of it because it's stronger than you, you hate it because you're afraid of it, you love it because you can't master it. You can only love something that refuses to be mastered.””

Yevgeny Zamyatin

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