Courage quotes

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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. Fyodor Dostoevsky
The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for. Ernest Hemingway
Courage is grace under pressure. Ernest Hemingway
Fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than danger itself. Daniel Defoe
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The real hero is always a hero by mistake. Umberto Eco
If you don't like someone's story, write your own. Chinua Achebe
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an… Arundhati Roy
I fear nothing, for fear is the mind-killer. Frank Herbert
Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. Frank Herbert
It's a serious thing to leave one's home, and one's country, and to be carried by giant birds into an… George Saunders
If we burn, you burn with us. Suzanne Collins
We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another. Veronica Roth
Your fear is the most boring thing about you. Elizabeth Gilbert
There is only one thing we say to death: not today. George R.R. Martin
Bravery never goes out of fashion. William Makepeace Thackeray
Dark times lie ahead of us and there will be a time when we must choose between what is easy and what is… J.K. Rowling
Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart. Paulo Coelho
Always do what you are afraid to do. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy. J.K. Rowling
You sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve. J.K. Rowling
It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more. J.K. Rowling
There is no certainty; there is only adventure. Roberto Assagioli
If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear. Mary Shelley
Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Rumi
I will protect those who cannot protect themselves. Brandon Sanderson
It is well known that a vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you're attempting can't be done. Terry Pratchett
Coward you may be, but you're here, which is more than can be said for a lot of people who think they're… Terry Pratchett
It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing it. Terry Pratchett
The man who fears losing has already lost. George R.R. Martin
Laughter is poison to fear. George R.R. Martin
Every flight begins with a fall. George R.R. Martin
Only a fool is not afraid. Madeleine L'Engle
I'd rather die on an adventure than live standing still. V.E. Schwab
Once you've got a task to do, it's better to do it than live with the fear of it. Joe Abercrombie
Without fear there cannot be courage. Christopher Paolini
Do not flinch from frightening things, but face them and you will find they are nothing. Katherine Arden
You could rattle the stars. You could do anything, if only you dared. Sarah J. Maas
Sometimes we have to do scary things. Sometimes scary is what makes us brave. Rebecca Yarros
The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot for ever fence it out. J.R.R. Tolkien
Courage is found in unlikely places. J.R.R. Tolkien
Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised. J.R.R. Tolkien
It's the deep breath before the plunge. J.R.R. Tolkien
Fear is with us always. It is part of being human. It is not the absence of fear that makes a hero, but… Tamora Pierce
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will… Richard Adams
I would have a more interesting life, even if it is a shorter one. Megan Whalen Turner
Courage involves making good things happen in spite of fear. Brandon Mull
True heroism is rarely glamorous. Real heroism is making a sacrifice for others. Brandon Mull
It's not worth doing something unless someone would much rather you weren't doing it. Terry Pratchett
Coraline discovered that being brave doesn't mean you aren't scared. Neil Gaiman
Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us dragons exist, but because they tell us dragons… Neil Gaiman
Fear is a phoenix. You can watch it burn a thousand times and still it will return. Leigh Bardugo
My name is Celaena Sardothien and I will not be afraid. Sarah J. Maas
Fear cuts deeper than swords. George R.R. Martin
The brave men did not kill dragons. The brave men rode them. George R.R. Martin
He who controls his fear becomes truly free. Frank Herbert
Battles are not won by enchantments and spells, but by men who are willing to act. Susanna Clarke
Everyone has a choice about whether to be a hero or a coward. Brandon Sanderson
Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains. J.R.R. Tolkien
Sometimes it's better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness. Terry Pratchett
Honor is dead. But I'll see what I can do. Brandon Sanderson
There is always a choice, even when it doesn't feel like one. Brandon Sanderson
If you want your writing to be taken seriously, don't marry and have kids, and above all, don't die. But… Ursula K. Le Guin
Now is our chance to show the whole world that we fear neither life nor death. C.S. Lewis
A craven can be as brave as any man, when there is nothing to fear. George R.R. Martin
The courage of the heart is very rare. The stone had a power to make me forget what it is to be human. Cassandra Clare
There are wolves all over, but the ones that are dangerous are the ones inside your head. Maggie Stiefvater
Fear isn't a reason to stop. It's a reason to keep your eyes open. Naomi Novik
There is no safety. There is only the choice of how you will be unsafe. Garth Nix
Sometimes a coward's the only one who can save everybody. Brandon Sanderson
Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. Terry Pratchett
The board is set, the pieces are moving. We come to it at last. J.R.R. Tolkien
Courage is not the absence of fear, but the strength to go on in spite of it. Brandon Sanderson
The truest courage is not in charging into battle, but in standing firm against your own despair. Brandon Sanderson
To stand is to fight, and to fight is to live. Robert Jordan
I would rather die on an adventure than live standing still. V.E. Schwab
Hold to the path that frightens you, for that is the one that leads forward. Mark Lawrence
A man does what he must, in spite of personal consequences. David Eddings
Timidity creates nothing. Madeline Miller
Fear is for the moments before a battle. It does no good once a fight has begun. Holly Black
We do not choose our destinies. Yet we must do our duty, no? George R.R. Martin
Remember: it is sometimes okay to be afraid, but you have to do the thing anyway. Neil Gaiman
Anybody can be great with a sword. Shannon Hale
Things have a way of working out, if you are brave enough to let them. Katherine Arden
You have plenty of courage, I am sure. All you need is confidence in yourself. L. Frank Baum
If I'm to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all. Andrzej Sapkowski
Fear is a feeling that is natural to all living beings. Andrzej Sapkowski
Everyone is scared. The thing is to be scared and do what you have to do anyway. Tamora Pierce
Fear means you might lose. It doesn't mean you will. Tamora Pierce
A girl who could climb a beanstalk and slay giants. A girl who was brave. Marissa Meyer
The difference between a hero and a coward is one step sideways. Brent Weeks
There is one rule, above all others, for being a man. Whatever comes, face it on your feet. Robert Jordan
Heroes can be deaf. They can be blind. It is not their bodies that make them heroes. Brandon Sanderson
You can't give her that! It's not safe! It's a sword! It's not safe! She's a girl! Terry Pratchett
Even the smallest person can change the world, if they have courage. Robin McKinley
For the Dark, the Dark was rising. And the only weapon against it was the human heart. Susan Cooper
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them. Mercedes Lackey
Adventure waits for those willing to take the first step. V.E. Schwab
The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places. J.R.R. Tolkien
It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and there's no knowing where you… J.R.R. Tolkien
Be brave enough to be bad at something new. Leigh Bardugo
Take the adventure, heed the call, now ere the irrevocable moment passes. Kenneth Grahame
A warrior does not seek out fights, but neither does he run from them. Brian Jacques
Fear is only your enemy if you allow it to be. Sabaa Tahir
Break the chains. That is all we have to do. Pierce Brown
I am the Reaper and death is my shadow. Pierce Brown
Be sure. Because you don't get to be unsure. Not about this. Seanan McGuire
Courage shared is courage doubled. Diana Gabaldon
You do not need to be perfect to be brave. Naomi Novik
Bravery is just fear that has said its prayers. T. Kingfisher
You don't have to be a hero. You just have to be brave enough to try. Rainbow Rowell
A hero is someone who steps up when everyone else steps back. Brandon Mull
Fear and courage are brothers. Cornelia Funke
A leader must be willing to do what others will not. Samantha Shannon
Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake. Ursula K. Le Guin
I am not afraid of the dark anymore. I have learned to make my own light. Tahereh Mafi
Courage is a fire that warms others even as it burns in you. Sabaa Tahir
He who is brave is free. Seneca
Sometimes even to live is an act of courage. Seneca
To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage. Confucius

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