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A brave man is one who admits his fear. Only a fool believes himself invincible.

— Robert Asprin Ripping Time (2000)

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When it comes to scouts, heroes are just people who confuse cowardice with common sense.

Time Scout (1995)

A tiny whisper at the back of her mind warned her to be wary of what one asked the gods for, lest they grant it.

Wagers of Sin (1996)

The more chaotic the world, the greater the need for ritual.

Wagers of Sin (1996)

It is jihad, Mr. Morgan, a particularly virulent, fundamentalist form of hatred.

Ripping Time (2000)

Careless is stupid, he snarled at himself, and stupid can be fatal.

The House that Jack Built (2001)

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Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.

William Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1599)

All doubt is cowardice — all trust is brave.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Courage is never born with a person; time and circumstances inject it into a person and bring it forth from within.

Sanu Sharma

Christianity offers reasons for not fearing death or the universe, and in so doing it fails to teach adequately the virtue of courage.

Bertrand Russell Education and the Social Order (1932)

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