I knew that what I was seeking to discover was a thing I'd always known. That all courage was a form of constancy. That it was always himself that the coward abandoned first. After this all other betrayals came easily.

But nothing is crueler than a coward, and the slaughter to come is probably beyond our imagining.

I will do what I promised, he whispered. No matter what. I will not send you into the darkness alone.

I knew that courage came with less struggle for some than for others but I believed that anyone who desired it could have it.

All courage was a form of constancy. It was always himself that the coward abandoned first. After this all other betrayals came easily.

As you'll recall, what you believe — about who you are and who God is — determines how you behave. If you believe everybody is going to criticize you, you'll behave cautiously. If you believe you're probably going to fail, you're going to venture out tentatively. If, however, you believe that the one true Lord God is calling you, empowering you, leading you, and equipping you, then you will live boldly. Why? Because boldness is behavior born of belief.

No matter what I feel, I hold the assurance that God never leaves me.

Goodness, man, don't be so lachrymose.

You say a man's got no brain, when he's a fool: and no heart, when he's mean; and no stomach when he's a funker. And when he's got none of that spunky wild bit of a man in him, you say he's got no balls. When he's sort of tame.

All men have fears, but the brave put down their fears and go forward, sometimes to death, but always to victory" was the motto of the King's Guard in ancient Greece.

All things are ready if the mind be so.

Sail Forth- Steer for the deep waters only. Reckless O soul, exploring. I with thee and thou with me. For we are bound where mariner has not yet dared go. And we will risk the ship, ourselves, and all.