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Fear is a lethal killer of dreams, the greatest cancer that has beset passion, and a ruthless thief of lives stolen and buried in the decay of lives squandered. Yet the greatest tragedy of all is that the fear that destroys us is rarely the monster it pretends to be, nor does it possess anything close to the power that we grant it. Therefore, it is only a killer, a cancer and a thief because we empower it to be so.
Fear is a lethal killer of dreams, the greatest cancer that has beset passion, and a ruthless thief of lives stolen and buried in the decay of lives squandered. Yet the greatest tragedy of all is that the fear that destroys us is rarely the monster it pretends to be, nor does it possess anything close to the power that we grant it. Therefore, it is only a killer, a cancer and a thief because we empower it to be so.
Approximate author period: c. 2012 AD · contemporary
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- Craig D. Lounsbrough
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- Approximate author period: c. 2012 AD · contemporary
Approximate author period, documented activity in 2012. Flecks of Gold on a Path of Stone — Ambassador International / Logos. Product Details: author Lounsbrough, Craig D.; publication 2012; Ambassador International; ISBN 9781620201671. This is NOT the composition date of every attributed quotation. Source: https://www.logos.com/product/42549/flecks-of-gold-on-a-path-of-stone-simple-truths-for-profound-living (accessed 2026-10-08).
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