Poppy Z. Brite Quotes

You look at a guy who's being brave. He's afraid, or he wouldn't be brave. If he isn't afraid, he's stupid.

I ignore my fear,” he says. “When I make decisions, I pretend it doesn’t exist.” I stare at him for a second. I can’t help it. To me there’s a difference between not being afraid and acting in spite of fear, as he does.

Fear is a normal human emotion. It is not in itself a killer. We can learn to be aware when fear grips us, and can train to operate through and in spite of our fear. If, on the other hand, we don't understand that fear is normal and has to be controlled and overcome, it will paralyze us and stop us in our tracks. We will no longer think clearly or analyze rationally. We prepare for it and control it; we never let it control us. It if does, we cannot lead.

Being brave doesn't mean you aren't scared. Being brave means you are scared, really scared, badly scared, and you do the right thing anyway.

I have often been afraid, but I would not give in to it. I made myself act as though I was not afraid and gradually my fear disappeared.

The important thing is fear should not control your actions. It should not dictate what you do.

Courage isn't the absence of fear, it's just deciding that fear isn't calling the shots anymore

Being fearless precisely when you are most scared is the best hack.

Courage comes by being brave; fear comes by holding back.

If there is a fear of falling, the only safety consists in deliberately jumping.

The important thing about "brave" is, it doesn't mean you're not terrified.

Being scared is normal. My technique for erasing it is facing it. Be afraid and brave. Be nervous and courageous. The first few minutes of being scared is your test to see if you're really serious about reaching a goal. Push through anxiety and come out victorious. Fear is just a test. Honor the feeling. Know it's there. Know it's temporary. Face it to erase it.

Being brave doesn't mean never being afraid, you know. It means going for it anyway because you know it's the right thing to do.

Because,' she said, 'when you're scared but you still do it anyway, that's brave.

Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.

There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion.

Fear not, provided you fear; but if you fear not, then fear.

Bravery does not mean being fearless. It means to be full of fear but still not being dominated by it.

Somehow or another, my mother taught me to push through my fear, always. Feel the fear and do it anyway.

There's nothing wrong with being afraid. It's not the absence of fear, it's overcoming it. Sometimes you've got to blast through and have faith.

You get those occasional moments when you're absolutely calm, and you've just done something that would have scared you shitless earlier that day, and you've just done it like it was nothing. I find that very relaxing.

I can keep picking small fights, or brave the big one. Time to screw my courage. Or go down trying.

I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do.

I was a coward. I went to the war.

It is scary, sometimes, Tomas admitted. But the scary bits are what make you brave.