“Smudge continued running laps, flames flickering like tiny orange banners on his back. He was never wrong about danger, but he couldn’t tell you if that danger was a meteorite streaking toward the roof or an amorous moose running amok in the parking lot.”
“One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half.”
“Of course, being brave does not mean running towards danger.”
“Danger: if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never!”
“Running toward danger is foolhardy. ... But so is closing your eyes to it. Many perils become less dangerous once you understand their potential hazards.”
“dont let anyone tell you what you are ever- that way you never run the danger of becoming anything but what you believe in.”