Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can — and surely will at times — fail. Other vulnerabilities, like being embarrassed or risking love, can be terrifying, too. I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.

— Joyce Brothers Wisdom for the Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing (2006)

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