Courage Quotes

Fear is universal. So is the choice to act despite it. These quotes honor that choice.

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H
"All right, then, I'll go to hell."
Huckleberry Finn
H
"I couldn't bear to think about it."
Huckleberry Finn
L
"I will not be a victim."
Laila
O
"I've stopped taking my pills. I don't even know why."
Offred
O
"I'm taking a chance, again."
Offred
J
"What moves men to courage is mystery."
Judge Holden
C
"I'm black, I might be ugly, but I'm here."
Celie
C
"No time for despair."
Celie
H
"I couldn't stand it no longer"
Huckleberry Finn
H
"I was mighty glad to get away"
Huckleberry Finn
T
"The earth trembled under their feet."
The Narrator (omniscient)
M
"In the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take."
Marius Pontmercy
O
"Don't let the bastards grind you down."
Offred
M
"Better dead than a Handmaid."
Moira
M
"Survival is an act of rebellion."
Moira
H
"All right, then, I'll go to hell."
Huckleberry Finn
M
"She would not allow him to make her feel ashamed."
Mariam
L
"But there was always a way to fight back."
Laila
L
"She would not be a victim."
Laila
J
"What moves men to courage is mystery, and what is it that this band have seen but a mystery?"
Judge Holden
J
"Courage is not the absence of fear but action despite it."
Jean Valjean
H
"All right, then, I'll go to hell."
Huckleberry Finn
M
"You're going to have to be hard. Strong. You'll have to think of yourself as a body protecting a candle from the wind."
Mariam
D
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but love stronger than fear."
Daniel Sempere
J
"Advance, and the way will open before you."
Jean Valjean
G
"She realized that forgiveness required more courage than any battle."
Gabriel García Márquez (Narrator)
L
"I deserve better than this life."
Laila
L
"I will not be married off like a piece of furniture."
Laila
F
"One thing she knew for certain was that she was not going to let any opportunity pass her by."
Fermina Daza
M
"We must be brave for those we love."
Marie-Laure