Quote#Courage
When I say "I fear" — don't let it disturb you, dearest heart. We all…
Quote byKatherine Mansfield · 1888–1923
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Journal entry (14 October 1922), published in The Journal of Katherine Mansfield (1927).
English (original)
When I say "I fear" — don't let it disturb you, dearest heart. We all fear when we are in waiting-rooms. Yet we must pass beyond them, and if the other can keep calm, it is all the help we can give each other.
— Katherine Mansfield
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