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Me? I'm scared of everything. I'm scared of what I saw, of what I did, of who I am. And most of all, I'm scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life the way I feel when I'm with you.

— Baby ‧ Dirty Dancing

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The speaker lists fears: what they witnessed, what they did, and who they are. Yet the greatest is leaving this room and never again feeling for the rest of life what they feel with this person. It is a confession that intensity of connection outweighs every other dread.

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