DarkHeraldMage

“Be obvious’ is the most powerful, creative mantra that there is,” improvisation expert Dan Klein told me. “When you’re trying to be original, you sound like everyone else trying to be original. But when you’re obvious, you’re yourself. And that’s what’s genuine.”
― Matt Abrahams, Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot

“Bring me arrogance and folly, bring me fire and destruction, bring me doom and the collapse of entire civilizations—just don’t bring me household squabbles.”
― Yann Martel, Son of Nobody

“If you ask these heroes why they risked their lives, don’t do it on a stand in front of a crowd while you give them their medal. Because the truth is, they likely didn’t do it for their country. Or even for their ideals. Consistently, across cultures, eras, and ideologies, war heroes report the same simple motivation. They did it for their friends. In the frenzied anarchy of destruction, loyalty to causes and kingdoms alike tends to fall to the chaos. But the bond between people, well, that’s stronger than steel. If you want to create heroes, don’t give them something to fight for. Give them someone to fight for.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

“The brave could admit fear. Fear was part of being human. Only the coward and the fool denied fear.”
― Mercedes Lackey, Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar