“Don’t get me wrong, I believe in using your head. But not in spending too much time in there. Fear lives in the head. And courage lives in the heart. The job is to get from one to the other.” CourageFollow Your HeartInstincts Book:The Long Way Home Source: The Long Way Home
“Armand knew the terror of that first step. He also knew that the key to a full life was taking it. The trick wasn't necessarily having less fear, it was finding more courage.” FearCourage Book:The Madness of Crowds Source: The Madness of Crowds
“She [Haniya Daoud] seemed tired, but also calm. 'It's good to be reminded now and then that such things exist.' 'What things?' 'Beauty. Peace.' She held his eyes. 'Goodness. But they're fragile and can so easily disappear, unless people are willing to do what's necessary to defend them.' 'I'm not sure that goodness is all that fragile,' said Gamache. ...'If not fragile, it's mercurial,' said Haniya. 'Good. Evil. Cruelty and kindness. Guilt and innocence. An act cam be all those things at once, depending on your perspective. It's so easy to delude ourselves, wouldn't you say, Chief Inspector?' 'Into believing killing one person to save millions is an act of moral courage?' 'I don't think that's a delusion.' 'And if you kill the wrong person?” CourageVigilanceVirtues Book:The Madness of Crowds Source: The Madness of Crowds
“Who hurt you, once, so far beyond repair that you would meet each overture with curling lip? While we, who knew you well, your friends, (the focus of your scorn) could see your courage in the face of fear, your wit, and thoughtfulness, and will remember you with something close to love.” HurtCourageRuth Zardo Book:Bury Your Dead Source: Bury Your Dead