Tamora Pierce Quotes

True heroics, obviously, is not the absence of fear, but having that fear and doing something anyway.

I'm afraid of the dark, but I choose to sleep in the dark. I can fall right to sleep with the lights on. But I want to be someone who can sleep in the dark, so that's the choice that I make.

I'm not afraid and these 15 days convinced me there is nothing to fear. Let them be afraid instead.

Courage is knowing what not to fear.

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.

I think I'm a pretty brave girl, but I wouldn't say I'm fearless.

Bravery is not the absence of fear, it is overcoming it.

I'm a courageous person because I'm a scared person.

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

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

Fearlessness may be a gift, but perhaps most precious is courage from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one's actions.

Fear is the root of all courage.

Scared is what you're feeling. Brave is what you're doing.

Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the making of action in spite of fear.

Fearless is not the absence of fear. Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you.

We may feel fear but we do not have to give in to it. We can do whatever we need and want to do, even if we have to "do it afraid." Courage is not the absence of fear; it is action in the presence of fear.

A man that is afraid is never a man.

Why, thou knowest I am as valiant as Hercules, but beware instinct. The lion will not touch the true prince. Instinct is a great matter. I was a coward on instinct.

Courage is a fickle creature. Just as you need it, it often makes excuses and rushes out of the room.

Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.

I don't feel particularly courageous.

The next time you encounter fear, consider yourself lucky. This is where the courage comes in. Usually we think that brave people have no fear. The truth is that they are intimate with fear. When I was first married, my husband said I was one of the bravest people he knew. When I asked him why, he said because I was a complete coward but went ahead and did things anyhow.

You can't have bravery without fear...

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