#bravado

Verily, a man without fear is either dead or happy to die. ↗

— Wayne Gerard Trotman

#chi-ro-jin #fear #fear-of-death #fear-of-dying #fearlessness

Any fool knows that bravado is always a cover-up for insecurity. That's the truth. And on that note, I'll say goodnight. God love you. ↗

— Bobby Darin

#any #bravado #cover-up #fool #god

By the Angel," Jace said, looking the demon up and down. "I knew Greater Demons were meant to be ugly, but no one ever warned me about the smell." Abbadon opened its mouth and hissed. Inside its mouth were two rows of jagged glass-sharp teeth. "I'm not sure about this wind and howling darkness business," Jace went on, "smells more like landfill to me. You sure you're not from Staten Island? ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#demon #fearlessness #humor #jace-wayland #sarcasm

Zaphod marched quickly down the passageway, nervous as hell, but trying to hide it by striding purposefully. ↗

— Douglas Adams

#self-assurance #self-confidence #self-confidence

It is my hope and my belief that you will be able to report that I died with dignity, without animal fear and without bravado. I owe that much to myself. ↗

— Caryl Chessman

#animal #belief #bravado #died #dignity

If you are at a boys' school, especially, there is a level of bravado that you have to keep up otherwise you'll get picked on. ↗

— Tom Hiddleston

#especially #get #keep #level #otherwise