#valiant

She stared at his sharp teeth and swallowed the lump that formed in her throat. “Um, you look scary when you show your…uh…teeth. They look really sharp.” He didn’t get angry. In fact, her words seemed to amuse him greatly. “The better to eat you with,” he teased softly. Tammy’s heart flipped inside her chest. “That’s a bad joke, right? Please tell me you’re just kidding.” “I’m not a wolf.” “I’m not wearing red.” “I still want to eat you. ↗

— Laurann Dohner

#tammy #valiant #humor

We got it." Val grinned and lifted her fist. "Wonder twin powers activate!" Ruth grinned back, knocking her fist into Val's. "Shape of two fucking lunatics. ↗

— Holly Black

#faerie #holly #twins #valiant #activism

Our soldiers have done a valiant effort in fighting terrorism and bringing a semblance of law and order to the chaos in the region and it would be shortsighted to lay out a specific timetable to bring U.S. troops home prematurely before their mission is accomplished. ↗

— James T. Walsh

#before #bring #bringing #chaos #done

The most valiant thing you can do as an artist is inspire someone else to be creative. ↗

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

#creative #else #inspire #most #someone

Remember the valiant Iraqi peasant and how he shot down an American Apache with an old weapon. ↗

— Saddam Hussein

#apache #down #how #iraqi #old

But go on, valiant champion; you die not as a fool, though the apostate, unfaithful, and lukewarm ministers and professors of this generation think and say so. ↗

— Donald Cargill

#die #fool #generation #go #lukewarm

Not only must Americans admire Israel, there can be no doubt that we have an interest in, and special responsibility for, that valiant nation. ↗

— George Ball

#doubt #interest #israel #must #nation