“Do you not realize that your kids are going to make mistakes, and a lot of them? Do you not realize the damage you do when you push your son’s nose into his mishaps or make your daughter feel worthless because she bumped or spilled something? Do you have any idea how easy it is to make your child feel abject? It’s as simple as letting out the words, “why would you do that!?” or “how many times have I told you…”
Source: Single Dad Laughing: The Best of Year One
“Firstly, in lunar gravity, the avalanche progressed much more slowly than such an event would on earth. Secondly, moonrakers were bottom-heavy beasts. It would take quite a lot to flip one over. So he held his breath as he surfed the wave. Who was the big kahuna now?”
Source: The Zodiac Quest: A LitRPG Adventure
“Will burn this after righting. It's one thing to commit oneself to paper; quite another to leave that paper lying about for any pair of eyes to devour”
Source: My Policeman
“For the best lance in the tournament is not always the best arm in the battle.”
Source: Varney the Vampire
“Cowards suffer many deaths in their minds, the brave only die once.”
Source: The Crimson Spire
“The thing that makes me break down in tears the most often is not grief, but human resilience. To watch someone dress their kids and get them to school, ship them off with backpacks and N95 masks knowing how hard the world is.
To watch someone keep going with some sort of unfathomable fortitude, no matter how rough the human waters, that is what astounds me.
And still we go on, the world seems to say.”
“I'm not brave enough to be jealous.”
Source: A Desolation Called Peace
“It takes bravery to have a love like that, and if you can't be courageous, don't give him false hope.”
Source: A Wanton Adventure
“I think knowing that there are things you can’t prepare for in life and still choosing to move forward is what makes you brave.”
Source: The Falcon and the Foe
“Only the vulnerable can become brave.”
Source: 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning: How to Unlock Your Mind, Happiness, Power, and Your Enemy's Demise