Afraid of life and afraid of deathAfraid of life and afraid of death
“A fundamental coward is not afraid of the putative cowardice-betraying things, like physical danger. Those things are cosmetic cowardice. In deep cowardice you are afraid of life itself, and you learn to wear a coat of bluster and cheer that hides the fear.” – Padgett Powell (interview with Jacob White in “Having It Together”)