#rage

The strong lines of the woman's face bespoke hard-won wisdom and courage, and somehow that made watching her more difficult. If such a woman could be defeated by Elantris, what hope was there for Raoden? ↗

— Brandon Sanderson

#courage

Anybody can rise to a crisis and face a crushing tragedy with courage, but to meet the petty hazards of the day with a laugh- I really think that requires spirit! ↗

— Jean Webster

#hazards #laugh #spirit #tragedy #courage

Never hide yourself! When you say something, don’t be in the shadow; let everyone see you! Whatever you say always put your name under it! Be courageous enough not to use any mask; don’t forget that hiding among the bushes is the affair of the cowards! Let the Sun shines on your face and everyman see you! ↗

— Mehmet Murat ildan

#courage

We rely upon the poets, the philosophers, and the playwrights to articulate what most of us can only feel, in joy or sorrow. They illuminate the thoughts for which we only grope; they give us the strength and balm we cannot find in ourselves. Whenever I feel my courage wavering, I rush to them. They give me the wisdom of acceptance, the will and resiliance to push on. ↗

— Helen Hayes

#inspirational #literature #power-of-stories #reading #courage

The highest courage is to dare to appear to be what one is ↗

— John Lancaster Spalding

#courage

I volunteer as tribute! ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#inspirational #courage

Courage and fear were one thing too. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#fear #courage

Rohan, if being a hero is having the courage to resist using power arbitrarily, then you are a hero, beloved. ↗

— Melanie Rawn

#courage

Melodramas of moral courage provide satisfaction through the comforting fantasy that our own character would hold steady under the most extreme pressure of dreadful events. [But we must face] the painful awareness that in all likelyhood one's own character would not have stood firm. ↗

— Jonathan Shay

#pride #reality #war #courage

Allowing ourselves to become a nation of silent, secretive, timid citizens is likely to result in a system of democracy and justice that is neither very democratic nor very just. ↗

— Dahlia Lithwick

#democracy #justice #prop- #courage