#avery

Slaves sing most when they are most unhappy. The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is relieved by them, only as an aching heart is relieved by its tears. ↗

— Frederick Douglass

#life

A little reckless bravery may end up saving your life. ↗

— Henry Chancellor

#bravery #life #saving #true #life

Emeth came walking forward into the open strip of grass between the bonfire and the Stable. His eyes were shining, his face was solemn, his hand was on his sword-hilt, and he carried his head high. Jill felt like crying when she looked at his face. And Jewel whispered in the King's ear, "By the Lion's Mane, I almost love this young warrior, Calormene though he be. He is worthy of a better god than Tash. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#bravery #calormene #jewel #sacrifice #tash

What's the bravest thing you ever did? He spat in the road a bloody phlegm. Getting up this morning, he said. ↗

— Cormac McCarthy

#perseverance #perseverance

One could call a master a good master because he did not whip his slaves, but ultimately he was still and owner of men, and men were not made to be owned. ↗

— Nick Lake

#men

Jeb'd said it was harder for a pretty girl to find work; even white men liked flowers, whether red or pink or blue. ↗

— Shannon Celebi

#abolitionist #flowers #pretty-girl #pretty-girls #race-relations

The value of being brave, working hard, saving money keeping order depends on what it's for. ↗

— Bernhard Schlink

#value-of-bravery #money

If you fear nothing, then you are not brave. You are merely too foolish to be afraid. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#foolishness #bravery

Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away. ↗

— Thomas Fuller

#cowardice #cowardice

What we have is divine. It's beautiful and good and right. I feel it..." He presses his his hand to his chest, over his heart. "I feel it all the time. You're in here, part of me. You're what I go to bed thinking about and what I wake up to in the morning. ↗

— Cynthia Hand

#love #tucker-avery #beauty