Quotes About Courage

Fear was like a beast that only grew fiercer when one gave in to it.

Courage was something John Reckless only ever wished he had. Courage was not a given; it was acquired, earned. You had to take the difficult paths, and John had always picked the easy ones.

Yes, everything will be all right, thanks to Elinor! She could have sung and danced (not that she was much of a dancer and she was sitting in a car).

The python dropped his head lightly for a moment on Mowgli's shoulders. "A brave heart and a courteous tongue," said he. "They shall carry thee far through the jungle, manling.

Lady Cora,' he said, 'sometimes one has to do things which are unpalatable. When great issues are involved one can't toy with the situation in silk gloves. No. We are making history.' Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan

Voglio dire che io fiuto le belle storie a chilometri di distanza. Quindi non tenti di nascondermene una. Sputi fuori, forza, e in cambio si guadagna una fetta di questo fantastico dolce con i buchi - soggiunse in tono scherzoso.

EShe wanted to compare Meggie to a hero from some story, but all the heroes she could think of were men, and anyway none of them seemed to her brave enough for comparison with a girl standing there perfectly straight, scrutinizing Capricorn's men with her chin jutting out defiantly.

What about you?" inquired Lobosch. "You're not afraid, are you, Krabat?" "More than you guess," said Krabat. "And not for myself alone." Otfried Preussler, The Satanic Mill

He held up the book then. "I'm reading it to you for relax." "Has it got any sports in it?" "Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders … Pain. Death. Brave men. Cowardly men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles." "Sounds okay," I said, and I kind of closed my eyes. William Goldman, The Princess Bride

Believe me. Sometimes when life looks to be at its grimmest, there's a light hidden at the heart of things. Clive Barker, Abarat

Jacob Reckless überlebt alles. Wer wei? das besser als du? Ich bin sicher, du kannst nicht an dem Fingern abzählen, wie often er eigentlich schon hätte tot sein müssen.

Wir zählen sie nicht<<, gab der Gardist zurück. >>Wir nemen jeden Anschlag als Beweis für die Grö?e unseres Königs.<< Das war auch eine Art, es zu sehen.

Younger? Hmm. Well, if you say so." Elinor glanced down at herself. Her mouse-gray sweater was filthy, and there were three runs in her stockings. "Meggie, that was very kind of you to help me back there in the church," she said, pulling her skirt down over her knees. "My knees were like jelly, I was so scared. I don't know what's come over me.

Es ist immer dasselbe mit den gefährlichen Abenteuern, sie beginnen ganz harmlos.

Why did his heart always insist on believing that there was a light in all this darkness? Where did he keep getting new hope from, after he had been disappointed countless times?

It's always like that in stories: bad things happen but then it all ends happily. And this is a story.

The girl and the book?" Mo held Meggie close again. "Of course. Now Capricorn can be sure I'll do what he wants.

Why did his heart always insist on believing that there was light in all the darkness?

She still believed in words so much. Farid believed in other things: his knife, in courage and cunning. And friendship.

Nicht länger Celeste. Fuchs. Sie war Fuchs. Sie war frei.

Seu pai o conduzirá com cuidado até a ponta do penhasco e depois o segurará com força. Quando o filho tentou recuar, o homem o agarrou e o forçou a olhar para o abismo. Sentiu medo?, perguntou o pai. Nunca se esqueça disso. É o que vai sentir toda vez que fraquejar.

do not dare, I do not dare to write it, if you die. Pablo Neruda, "The Dead Woman," The Captain's

Because fear kills everything," Mo had once told her. "Your mind, your heart, your imagination.

If I were to be made a knight," said the Wart, staring dreamily into the fire, "I should … pray to God to let me encounter all the evil in the world in my own person, so that if I conquered there would be none left, and, if I were defeated, I would be the one to suffer for it." "That would be extremely presumptuous of you," said Merlin, "and you would be conquered, and you would suffer for it." T. H. White, The Sword in the Stone