Quotes About Courage

Kristin Hannah

He'd been the only Wolcott besides Elsa who loved reading, and he'd frequently taken her side in family disagreements. Don't worry about dying, Elsa. Worry about not living. Be brave.

You live, Loreda," she whispered. "And know Ã¢â'¬Â¦ every single second Ã¢â'¬Â¦ how much I loved you." Find your voice and use it Ã¢â'¬Â¦ take chances Ã¢â'¬Â¦ never give up.

She thought: It doesn't hurt, it's just my body. They can't touch my soul. It had become her mantra.

The world can be changed by a handful of courageous people. Today we fight on behalf of those who are afraid.

Some fears you carried alone.

her mother's fear, and the shame that was its silent twin.

What was love when put up against war?

if you jump off a cliff at least you'll fly before you fall.

God help anyone who tries to stop her.

Tante Isabelle says it's better to be bold than meek. She says if you jump off a cliff at least you'll fly before you fall.

It was the choices made when you were afraid. You were brave because of your fear, not in spite of it. "Yes." She leaned down and kissed her daughter's forehead

No one could hurt you if you didn't let them. A good offense was the best defense.

We're all fragile, Isabelle. It's the thing that we learn in war

A warrior believes in an end she can't see and fights for it. A warrior never gives up. A warrior fights for those weaker than herself. It sounds like motherhood to me. Elsa closed the journal and dressed quickly, then went to the room next door.

She would do it all again. And this wasn't the end. She had to remember that. Each day she lived there was a chance for salvation. She couldn't give up. She could never give up.

warrior believes in an end she can't see and fights for it. A warrior never gives up. A warrior fights for those weaker than herself. It sounds like motherhood to me.

Isabelle sat down beside MacLeish and leaned tiredly against him. "You're a wonder," he said in a hushed voice. "I've been told I don't make smart decisions. This may be proof of that." She shivered, whether from cold or exhaustion, she didn't know. "Dumb but brave," he said with a smile. Isabelle was grateful for the conversation. "That's me.

She closed her eyes for a moment, remembered another time when she'd been scared and felt alone, back when she'd been sick. That was the first time her grandfather had leaned down and whispered, Be brave, into her ear. And then, Or pretend to be. It's all the same.

she'd hear in France. Surrender. Isabelle hobbled out of the room on her bloody feet and went into the backyard, needing air suddenly, unable to draw a decent breath. Surrender. France. To Hitler. "It must be for the best

But she knew how dangerous escape could be. Survival took grit and courage and effort. It was too easy to give in.

through hell, keep going. —WINSTON CHURCHILL

There was so much more to say, a lifetime's worth of love and advice to bestow on her children, but there was no more time … Be brave, she might have said, or maybe she only thought it.

Beyond that, she had never had great impulse control. Maybe because she'd never had anything to lose. Now, she knew what it meant to be afraid, to want something - or someone - so much it made your heart ache.