And indeed there will be time
To wonder, Do I dare? and, Do I dare?
Time to turn back and descend the stair,
With a bald spot in the middle of my hair. . .
Do I dare
Disturb the universe?
Source: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
-- T S Eliot, (Sep 26 1888-1965), US-English poet, critic, playwright; He dwelled on the theme of emptiness of modern life, e.g., The Cocktail Party, 1950.