“Truth is a sword, and only those willing to bleed for it should dare to wield it.”
Source: If Nietzsche Wrote Meditations: Think Fight Club Vibes for The Self-Improvement Fanatic.
“He was more afraid than you were that night, Harry. You had accepted, even embraced, the possibility of death, something Lord Voldemort has never been able to do. Your courage won, your wand overpowered his. And in doing so, something happened between those wands, something that echoed the relationship between their masters.”
Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
“Courage ignites the joy in the soul.”
Source: The Power of Civility: Top Experts Reveal the Secrets to Social Capital
“Do you have that feeling of happiness about what’s going to happen?” Macomber asked, still exploring his new wealth.
“You’re not supposed to mention it,” Wilson said, looking in the other’s face. “Much more fashionable to say you’re scared. Mind you, you’ll be scared too, plenty of times.”
“But you have a feeling of happiness about action to come?”
“Yes,” said Wilson. “There’s that. Doesn’t do to talk too much about all this. Talk the whole thing away. No pleasure in anything if you mouth it up too much.
- The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, from The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway”
“[Leo] lunged at Passalos, but the red-furred dwarf was too quick. He sprang from his chair, bounced off Jason’s head, did a flip, and landed next to Leo, his hairy arms around Leo’s waist.
“Save me?” the dwarf pleaded.
“Get off!” Leo tried to shove him away, but Passalos did a backward somersault and landed out of reach. Leo’s pants promptly fell around his knees.
He stared at Passalos, who was now grinning and holding a small zigzaggy strip of metal. Somehow, the dwarf had stolen the zipper right off Leo’s pants.
“Give—stupid—zipper!” Leo stuttered, trying to shake his fist and hoist up his pants at the same time.
“Eh, not shiny enough.” Passalos tossed it away.”
Source: The House of Hades
“Clara savait que ses jours étaient comptés, mais dans ses mains tremblantes, elle tenait encore la vérité.”
Source: Les murmures de la Toile: Un thriller psychologique court, entre amour et secrets (Léa Moreau enquêtrice de secrets t. 1)
“Nobody can give you courage. All they can do is help you find what you already have.”
Source: Elusive Love
“Courage is stepping into the unknown, while confidence is knowing you can handle it.”
“Enjoy the the small moments,
The beautiful spaces in between the silence, the ones that take your breath away.”
Source: Your Life Is A Miracle
“You want to be a Dane, but you don’t have the courage.”
Source: The Burning Land