I remember reading a quote and thinking "that's a very bold statement..easy for him to say!" and when I looked at the author I felt tears running down my cheek. It was:

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security 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 exposure."

Helen Keller, who was blind, deaf and mute wrote that.

amazing woman.