Original artwork, not a still
I'm not afraid to die, I said. "I'm not afraid to live. I'm not afraid to fail. I'm not afraid to succeed. I'm not afraid to fall in love. I'm not afraid to be alone. I'm just afraid I might have to stop talking about myself for five minutes."
— When the Cat's Away • 1993
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker declares freedom from fear of death, life, failure, success, love and solitude, then admits fear of having to stop discussing themselves. The final exception turns the series of emphatic denials into a joke about self-absorption.
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