"Courage looks you straight in the eye. She is not impressed with power-trippers, and she knows first aid. Courage is not afraid to weep, and she is not afraid to pray, even when she is not sure who she is praying to. When she walks, it is clear she has made the journey from loneliness to solitude. The people who told me she was stern were not lying, they just forgot to mention she was kind."
-J. Ruth Gendler
If you have not read Gendler's work, I highly recommend:
The Book of Qualities
Notes on the Need for Beauty
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