Quotes About Bravery

Let us drink to pointless heroism.

he possessed for attractive form of courage: bravery of a nervous man. After all, any rash fool can be a hero if he sets no value on his life or hasn't the wit to appreciate the danger. But to understand the risks, perhaps even to flinch at first, but then summon the strength to face them down--that is my opinion is the most commendable for of value...

I doubt they'd kill me. And if they did—well, what does it matter? I'm old, and there could be no better death than in defence of freedom.

We are the boys who go to a particular place, at H-hour, occupy a designated terrain, stand on it, dig the enemy out of their holes, force them then and there to surrender or die. We're the bloody infantry.

Dovie'andi se tovya sagain!

You didn't listen to me, Lan whispered. One last lesson. The hardest. Demandred struck, and Lan saw his opening. Lan lunged forward placing Demandred's sword point against his own side and ramming himself forward onto it. I did not come here to win, Lan whispered, smiling. I came here to kill you. Death is lighter than a feather. Demandred's eyes opened wide, and he tried to pull back. Too late. Lan's sword took him straight though the throat.

It was easier to be brave when someone needed your protection.

The Golden Crane flies for Tarmon Gai'don!

How would you feel, Elayne said softly, if you saw your queen trying to kill a Trolloc with a sword as you ran away? I'd feel like I needed to bloody move to another country, Birgitte snapped, loosing another arrow, one where the monarchs don't have pudding for brains.

Does it make you brave to stick your hand in a bear's mouth? Would you do it again just because you didn't die?

She was a soldier, a warrior in her way as much as I. This could have happened two hundred times these past twenty years. She knew it, and so did I. It was a good day to die.

You're welcome in my house when this is over. We'll open a cask of Master al'Vere's best brandy. We'll remember those who fell, and we'll tell our children how we stood when the clouds turned black and the world started to die. We'll tell them we stood shoulder to shoulder, and there was just no space for the Shadow to squeeze through.

Mat snorted. "I don't want to be any bloody hero.

He let them be heroes.

May Your Swords Stay Sharp! - Lan Pendragon

Fear will kill you if you don't control it.

Until you can, remember this. We are always more afraid than we wish to be, but we can always be braver than we expect.

A man would know he had to walk through fire and tame a lioness with his bare hands every time he approached you. Every day an adventure, and every night . . .

You come back here, or I'll hero you! I'll thump you so you think you've had an adventure!

It was about a hero who insisted with every breath that he was anything but a hero.

Forward the Golden Crane!

There is one rule, above all others, for being a man. Whatever comes, face it on your feet. Now

If you ever meet a Malkieri," Noal said, "you tell him Jain Farstrider died clean.

This is it, Egwene," Mat said. "Take a deep breath, a last pull on the brandy, or burn your final pinch of tabac. Have a good look at the ground before you, as it's soon going to be covered in blood. In an hour, we'll be in the thick of it. The Light watch over us all.