Fear kills. Protecting yourself backfires eventually. Failure isn’t failure, it’s a step, and life is nothing but steps. Or failures, with occasional, widely spaced successes. If you don’t screw up pretty regularly, you’re only running in place. Also, pain isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, speaking from experience. And living in fear of pain isn’t really living at all. Got that?
Patricia Gaffney in Saving Graces (via everydaygay)