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Its a funny thing, the less people have to live for, the less nerve they have to risk losing nothing
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"It's a funny thing, the less people have to live for, the less nerve they have to risk losing nothing"

- Zora Neale Hurston

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In this quote, Zora Neale Hurston is highlighting the paradoxical nature of human behavior. She recommends that when individuals have less to live for, they also have less courage to take threats. This can be analyzed in a few various methods. On one hand, it could imply that when people have nothing to lose, they become contented and do not have the inspiration to take possibilities. On the other hand, it could also suggest that when people have little to keep, they are more scared of losing what little they have. Overall, Hurston is discussing the complex relationship in between risk-taking and the things that give our lives suggesting.

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Zora Neale Hurston This quote is written / told by Zora Neale Hurston between January 7, 1891 and January 28, 1960. She was a famous Dramatist from USA. The author also have 37 other quotes.

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