“How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.”
“The Focal must hold magic, light and dark, together long enough for it to mend.” “How long does it take to mend?” “No one’s survived long enough for us to know.” I could see why people weren’t rushing to volunteer.”
“...there are very few of us who have heart enough to be in love without encouragement.”
“There are very few who have heart enough to be really in love without encouragement”
“We can all begin freely—a slight preference is natural enough; but there are very few of us who have heart enough to be really in love without encouragement.”
“... that's how life should be, when one person loses heart, the other must have heart and courage enough for both.”