To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out for another is to risk involvement.
To expose feeling is to risk exposing your true self.
To place your ideas, your dreams, before the crowd is to risk their loss.
To live is to risk dying.
To hope is to risk despair.
To try is to risk failure.
To love is to risk not being loved in return