“History, despite its wrenching pain cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage need not be lived again.”
“(...)while it's true that the unexamined life is not worth living, it's also true that the unlived life isn't worth examining.”
“You have plenty of courage, I am sure," answered Oz. "All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.”
“At the worst, a house unkept cannot be so distressing as a life unlived.”
“Mournier defined his own position as one of 'tragic optimism--' a Christian attitude of absolute engagement in the struggles of history, despite the fact that the Absolute cannot be contained in history. ”
“His life changed history. His courage changed lives.”