#braver

My bravery however was the effect of assurance for could I have believed the current report, I should have fled as fast as any man, no man can possibly have a greater reluctance to an intimacy with Sir William Howe than my Self. ↗

— Henry Laurens

#assurance #believed #bravery #could #current

The drone in my ear, it’s like the tornado drill in elementary school, the hand-cranked siren that rang mercilessly, all of us hunched over on ourselves, facing the basement walls, heads tucked into our chests. Beth and me wedged tight, jeaned legs pressed against each other. The sounds of our own breathing. Before we all stopped believing a tornado, or anything, could touch us, ever ↗

— Megan Abbott

#bravery #friendship #stength #friendship

Find what you are afraid of, face it, and then you won't be afraid of it anymore. ↗

— Marilyn Manson

#fear #marilyn-manson #bravery

For those who know the value of and exquisite taste of solitary freedom (for one is only free when alone), the act of leaving is the bravest and most beautiful of all. ↗

— Isabelle Eberhardt

#freedom #inspirational #loneliness #solitude #beauty

In case you never get a second chance: don't be afraid!" "And what if you do get a second chance?" "You take it! ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#bravery #chance #chances #courage #inspiration

I tell people not to be afraid of their fears; because their fears are not there to scare them, they're there to let them know that something is worth it. Yet I am often afraid. I guess that means in my life, lots of things have been worth it! ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#courage #fear #inspiration #inspirational #inspirational-attitude

It takes guts and bravery and heart to walk a mile in a single girl’s shoes. And sometimes a fabulous pedicure. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#being-fabulous #being-single #bravery #confidence #courage

It is hard to be brave, when you're only a Very Small Animal. ↗

— A.A. Milne

#courage #courage

Nobody who says, ‘I told you so’ has ever been, or will ever be, a hero. ↗

— Ursula K. Le Guin

#bravery #courage #curiousity #freedom #heroism

‎"What does it mean if i'm afraid? Does it mean something bad is going to happen?" "No, it doesn't mean something bad is going to happen. It just means that you have the chance to be brave. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#courage #fear #heartwarming #inspiration #inspirational