This comes courtesy of the Backcountry.com Newsletter:

Security is mostly a superstition. 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 — Helen Keller, 1957

Our thoughts are with the evacuees and those who’ve lost their homes and lives during this week’s wildfires in Southern California.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007 at 12:12 pm and is filed under Quotes. So There.