David Bentley has got balls - and plenty of them.
I think that we all do heroic things, but hero is not a noun, it's a verb.
It takes knowledge to know something. It takes guts to do what you know.
Coward is the most misused word in our society.
She could and had faced an armed laser in the hands of a mad mutant mercenary with less fear than she faced such unswerving emotion.
A show of daring oft conceals great fear.
My personal pride is not strong enough to make me brave. But I don't know why I equate being brave with fighting.
I have a superhero complex. If I see anything bad happen, I run towards it, rather idiotically because, after all, what could I do?
So to feel brave, act as if we were brave, use all our will to that end...and a courage-fit will very likely replace the fit of fear.
Peter leans forward and looks into my eyes. "The serum will go into effect in one minute," he says. "Be brave, Tris." My heart begins to race. Why would Peter tell me to be brave? Why would he offer any kind words at all?
Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.
I like to think I'm quite brave. I stand up for myself.
