“A leader leads,” Ragnar said, “and you can’t ask men to risk death if you’re not willing to risk it yourself.”
― The Last Kingdom
― The Last Kingdom
“The job of a good dog was ultimately to be with them, remaining by their sides no matter what course their lives might take. All I could do now was offer him comfort, the assurance that as he left this life he was not alone but rather was tended by the dog who loved him more than anything in the whole world.”
― A Dog's Purpose
― A Dog's Purpose
“It wasn’t the fear that mattered in life. It was the choices made when you were afraid. You were brave because of your fear, not in spite of it.”
― The Four Winds
― The Four Winds
“You don’t stop loving a person when they’re hurt. You get stronger so they can lean on you.”
― The Great Alone
― The Great Alone
“Forgiving isn't something you do for someone else. It's something you do for yourself. It's saying, 'You're not important enough to have a stranglehold on me.' It's saying, 'You don't get to trap me in the past. I am worthy of a future.”
― The Storyteller
― The Storyteller
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