Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.

The passage is an exhortation to moral and artistic courage: to accept uncertainty (“Risk anything!”) and to stop outsourcing one’s judgment to social approval (“Care no more for the opinion of others”). Its imperative rhythm mimics a self-addressed pep talk, suggesting an inner struggle against timidity, conformity, or fear of failure. “Do the hardest thing on earth for you” frames authenticity as a personal ordeal rather than a public performance, while “Act for yourself” insists on agency. The closing command—“Face the truth”—ties risk to honesty: the bravest act is often to acknowledge one’s real desires, limits, or circumstances and then live accordingly.