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Quotes About Courage

Sophie lowered her head into her hands, feeling as if she were made of the thinnest glass, so brittle and fragile that the softest tap could shatter her. She had escaped death only to come face-to-face with it once more.
~ Jennifer Donnelly
There is magic in this sad, hard world. A magic stronger than fate, stronger than chance. And it is seen in the unlikeliest of places... It is the magic of a frail and falliable creature, one capable of both unspeakable cruelty and immense kindness. It lives inside every human being ready to redeem us. To transform us. To save us. If we can only find the courage to listen to it. It is the magic of the human heart.
~ Jennifer Donnelly
Death wounds only is you let her.
~ Jennifer Donnelly
all we need to do is begin. The rest will take care of itself. A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.
~ Jennifer Donnelly
There really is magic in this sad, cruel world. A magic stronger than fate, stronger than luck. And one finds it in the most unexpected places" ~Isabelle, Poisoned
~ Jennifer Donnelly
A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.
~ Jennifer Donnelly
It's damned hard to kill a princess.
~ Jennifer Donnelly
Love was the same way. The higher the stakes, the more impossible the odds, the more eager she was to up the ante. It was the one thing the two sisters had in common.
~ Jennifer Donnelly
Run home. Slam the door. Throw the bolt. It won't help. The wolves in the woods have sharp teeth and long claws, but it's the wolf inside that will tear you apart.
~ Jennifer Donnelly
Love is so strong, so ferocious, that she frightens even me. Me , Belle. A woman who strolls through battlefields and sick houses. Who takes tea with executioners.
~ Jennifer Donnelly
Do not wish for beauty, Alice. Wish for cleverness instead. Wish for a strong back and a strong will. They will do you more good than red lips and dimpels.
~ Jennifer Donnelly
Sólo ella sabía que a la locura del mundo uno sólo puede enfrentarse con más locura.
~ Jennifer Donnelly
How could she explain to them what her swashbuckler clothes meant to her?... She saw herself - being braver and stronger than she'd ever thought she could be.
~ Jennifer Donnelly
I know why this place creeps me out," Neela suddenly said. "There aren't any children here." "Of course there aren't," Josephine said. "Rorrim Drol hates children." "Why?" Neela asked. "Because they're strong and fearless. Their little backbones are made of steel. It takes years for them to soften. Fear only sets in as one grows up, you see.
~ Jennifer Donnelly
No tengo miedo de un ejército de leones dirigidos por una oveja. Tengo miedo de un ejército de ovejas dirigido por un león.
~ Jennifer Donnelly
I know the task ahead seems impossible, but all we need to do is begin. The rest will take care of itself. A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.
~ Jennifer Donnelly
I don't trust her, Becca said to herself. I don't even like her. She's difficult and rude… … and brave, a voice inside her countered.
~ Jennifer Donnelly
on a boat, the better.
~ Jennifer Donnelly
Death wins only if you let her.
~ Jennifer Donnelly
Be careful, Belle. Not all who try to befriend lions succeed
~ Jennifer Donnelly
Jennifer Donnelly
~ I do, Mahdi.
Casi todos luchan cuando tienen alguna esperanza de ganar, por pequeña que sea. Y se les llama valientes. Son pocos los que siguen luchando cuando no queda esperanza. Y se les llama guerreros
~ Jennifer Donnelly
Love is hard. I had no idea how hard. Is it worth the pain?" "Yes," Belle said. "It is." "Please, Belle," Otto said. "If I have to go, I want to go with my friends around me…with love…." "Before you go, promise me something, Belle…" he whispered to her. "Keep being the author of your own story. Never let anyone else write it for you again.
~ Jennifer Donnelly
I know it is a bad thing to break a promise, but I think now that it is a worse thing to let a promise break you.
~ Jennifer Donnelly