We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death. The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure.
Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.
Our care should not be to have lived long as to have lived enough. No, it is the final awakening. I did nothing to earn it. Now that the time is coming to give it back, I have no right to complain. As to a lover's bed.