#avery

Today I am someone different. Today I have finally become who I really am. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#courage #emergence #growth #inspirational-growth #inspirational-human

Courage to me is doing something daring, no matter how afraid, insecure, intimidated, alone, unworthy, incapable, ridiculed or whatever other paralyzingly emotion you might feel. Courage is taking action.....no matter what.  So you're afraid?  Be afraid.  Be scared silly to the point you're trembling and nauseous, but do it anyway! ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#bravery #courage #daring #fear #fearless

I was a lot braver when I was eight. ↗

— Claire Cook

#bravery #age

When a good man lends himself to the advocacy of slavery, he must, at least for a time, feel himself to be any where but at home, amongst his new thoughts, doctrines, and modes of reasoning. ↗

— Gerrit Smith

#advocacy #amongst #any #doctrines #feel

He lay back, put his arm over his eyes, and tried to hold onto the anger, because the anger made him feel brave. A brave man could think. A coward couldn't. ↗

— Stephen King

#bravery #character #cowards #life-lessons #anger

I’d go to hell and back and cut off the devil’s head myself to save you. ↗

— Melika Dannese Lux

#corcitura #courage #determination #fighting-spirit #love

Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?" he heard is own voice saying small and far away." And his father's voice replied to him. "That is the only time a man can be brave. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#bravery #courage #courage

Adding kidney beans to his cottage cheese and pineapple was an act of bravery Dave had not intended. ↗

— Theric Jepson

#bravery #byu #courage #humor #lds

When the Guard convinced you fate was not on our side, you parted ways with me and saw fit to make me suffer,' Percy stated. The pain on Alexi's face worsened, and he opened his mouth to refute her. She put her hands lovingly on his cheeks. 'We survived. Our love survived. And we shall again.' He stared at her in wonder. 'How did my dear girl grow so brave?' Percy grinned. 'Didn't you hear? The meek shall inherit the earth. ↗

— Leanna Renee Hieber

#love #scripture #strangely-beautiful-series #beauty

He looked up at the reddening sky and said with a self-deprecating laugh, "You put me to shame, Seraphina. Your bravery always has." "It's not bravery; it's bullheaded bumbling." He shook his head, staring off into the middle distance. "I know courage when I see it, and when I lack it. ↗

— Rachel Hartman

#bumbling #courage #courage