“I was not a particularly brave child, I think, because I had a narrative mind, because my mind automatically went to any terrible thing that could happen.” ThinkingMindChildrenHappensTerribleBraveNarrativeTerrible Things Author:Daniel Handler
“Pain nourishes courage. You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you. Pain is inevitable. Misery is optional. Physical pain is a fact that comes with living, just as illness or financial woes or broken relationships are facts. But misery is a state of mind, a reaction to the facts, that can be controlled or altered by an act of will.” IfsMindStatesFactsHappensPainCourageWonderfulBrokenBraveMiseryFinancialIllnessThings HappenReactionsInevitableControlledState Of MindWoeBe BraveWonderful ThingsAlteredOptionalPhysical PainBroken Relationship Author:Barbara
“There are a lot of drivers who can carry a car. It doesn't happen very often very successfully. I think it takes a certain amount of sensible bravery. It's no good to be brave and just keep crashing.” ThinkingHappensCertainCarAmountBraveryBraveDriversSensibleBe Brave Author:Paul Newman