Quotes about Courage
I'd thrown my fate away once, and I would never again allow other people's opinions rule my life. As a girl I'd done what was necessary, but I was a girl no longer.
— Alice Hoffman
You were a boy. Life is a mess, that's what Isabelle told me when I decided to have the child, but all we can do is live it.
— Alice Hoffman
Franny was always going to be the one to break the curse. Here was her secret: she loved so deeply the depth could never be charted.
— Alice Hoffman
Fate is what you make of it. You can make the best of it, or you can let it make the best of you.
— Alice Hoffman
Life was worth living, no matter what fate might bring.
— Alice Hoffman
The truth frightens people because it isn't stable. It shifts every day.
— Alice Hoffman
she wanted to sit in the dark and whisper all of her fears into an ear which would hold every word like a silver shell.
— Alice Hoffman
You can tell just by looking at her that she never backed down or valued anyone's opinion above her own. She always believed that experience was not simply the best teacher, it was the only one
— Alice Hoffman
Without courage, you will never find the answer
— Alice Hoffman
Read as many books as you can. Choose courage over caution. Take time to visit libraries. Look for light in the darkness.
— Alice Hoffman
Some people grow weak when they are victimized, others grow stronger, and still others combine those two attributes to become dangerous, even if the person in question is a girl who has recently turned twelve.
— Alice Hoffman
A little love, a little buckshot, that's how I'd say handle yourself.
— Alice Walker