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" Listen to what you know instead of what you fear. "

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" Saints are ordinary people who do what they do for the love of Jesus, say what they must say without fear, love their neighbor even when they are cursed by him, and live without regret over yesterday or fear of tomorrow. "

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" As a child, I was more afraid of tetanus shots than, for example, Dracula. "

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