“Better to lose oneself in action than to wither in despair.”
“And must I not conceal myself like one who has swallowed gold- lest my soul should be ripped up?”
“I think before I act---and then think again. I am not entirely a coward, but I do not lose myself in action as you do.”
“If I am afraid to speak the truth lest I lose affection, or lest the one concerned should say, "You do not understand", or because I fear to lose my reputation for kindness; if I put my own good name before the other's highest good, then I know nothing of Calvary love.”
“And I said to myself: That's true, hope needs to belike barbed wire to keep out despair,hope must be a mine field.”