Tennessee Williams Security Is A Kind Of Death

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The quote by Tennessee Williams. This quote explaining that your own security can be your own death. What Williams is saying that you should take more risk in life and do something in your life.

In these articles The World's Most Dangerous Sports, Camp For Kids With Autism, Extreme Sports Not About Risk-Taking: Study all the authors state that extreme sports help people. That it even provides therapy for some kids. So the quote “ Security is a kind of death “ even states that you should take more risk in life and not live a no taking risk life.

I think people like extreme sports because some of them adrenaline junkies and thrill seekers or just love the sport. I agree with these people that you should take risk in your life and do something that is fun. I also agree with them because these extreme sports even help kids with autism and give them the help they need like therapy.
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I think we should take risk in life and not live a boring life live it to the fullest and take

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