Who said "Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."?

This quote is attributed to William S. Burroughs.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it. - William S. Burroughs

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."

William S. Burroughs Courage

Novelist American 1914–1997

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