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You are afraid of it because it is stronger than you you hate it because you are afraid of it you love it because you cannot subdue it to your will. Only the unsubduable can be loved.
You are afraid of it because it is stronger than you you hate it because you are afraid of it you love it because you cannot subdue it to your will. Only the unsubduable can be loved.
Approximate author period: c. 1910 AD · modern
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- Yevgeny Zamyatin
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- Approximate author period: c. 1910 AD · modern
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