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The speaker contrasts childish fears of imagined monsters with a deeper fear of real people. The line suggests that adults felt more threatening than nighttime scares. It reads as a blunt reflection on childhood fear.
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Originally said in English.
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About Alex Hirsch
American animator, director, writer, producer and voice actor
Alexander Hirsch is an American animator, director, writer, producer, and voice actor. He is best known for creating the Disney Channel and Disney XD animated series Gravity Falls. He also voiced several of the show’s characters, including Grunkle Stan, Soos Ramirez, and Bill Cipher. The series won several BAFTA and Annie Awards, and Hirsch is known for work across animation, direction, writing, production, and voice performance.
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