"I am afraid that if I start to sob, I will never stop until I shrivel up like a raisin."

Emotion, Fear, Sadness, Pain

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"I am afraid that if I start to sob, I will never stop until I shrivel up like a raisin."

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"This is how we bring about our own damnation, you know-by ignoring the voice that begs us to stop. To stop while there's still time."

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