It is a good thing to understand the difference between leaping into the abyss and being pushed there. That being said, this seems like a fitting quote for your piece;

“To be dragged in the wake of the passive flock and to pass a hundred and one times beneath the shears of the shepherd, or to die alone like a brave eagle on a rocky crag of a great mountain: that is the dilemma.” ~ Praxedis Guerrero, Regeneración, 1911 February 18th.