“Does it make you brave to stick your hand in a bear's mouth? Would you do it again just because you didn't die?”

“I don't want you to describe to me—not ever—what you were doing to that poor boy to make him sound like that; but if you ever do it again, please cover his mouth with your hand.”

“But sticking to rules just because they're there does not make them right. You need to learn when the rules should be broken.”

“Do broken hearts make you brave or do they just make you stupid?”

“You shout because it makes you brave or you want to announce your recklessness.”

“You remember that I told you it was safer not to know. But,' he went on, as his hands moved wuth their sure and practiced motion, 'I will tell you just a little, because you were so very brave.'Brave?' Annemarie asked, surprised. 'No, I wasn't. I was very frightened.'You risked your life.'But I didn't even think about that! I was only thinking of-'He interrupted her,smiling. 'That's all that brave means-not thinking about the dangers. Just thinking about what you must do. Of course you were frightened. I was too, today. But you kept your mind on what you had to do. So did I.”