"And then I realized that my sister was trying to LIVE a romance novel. Man, that takes courage and imagination. Well, it also took some degree of mental illness, too, but I was suddenly happy for her. And a little scared. Well, a lot scared."

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"And then I realized that my sister was trying to LIVE a romance novel. Man, that takes courage and imagination. Well, it also took some degree of mental illness, too, but I was suddenly happy for her. And a little scared. Well, a lot scared."

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"Don't think about sharks when you are walking on water."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"I noticed that volcanoes, earthquakes and floods, though are not good events, they are better than the silence of good people when bad people take the podium. The latter are to an extent uncontrollable, but the former can be stopped."

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

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"Even if you are threatened with death, look at your situation right in the eye and praise the Lord."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"[C]ourage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

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"To attempt, to brave, to persist, and persevere, to be faithful to one's self, to wrestle with destiny, to astound the catastrophe by the slight fear which is causes us, now to confront unjust power, again to insult intoxicated victory, to hold firm and withstand -- such is the example which nations need and the light which electrifies them."

Victor Hugo, French Author

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"Be bold, speak from your heart."

Nikki Rowe, American Writer

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"By faith we will become strong and withstand the spiritual battle warring against us."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"Only cowards leave words unspoken."

A. D. Posey, American Poet

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"Risk little, earn little. Risk much, earn much. Risk all, earn all."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"Don't think about sharks when you are walking on water."

"I noticed that volcanoes, earthquakes and floods, though are not good events, they are better than the silence of good people when bad people take the podium. The latter are to an extent uncontrollable, but the former can be stopped."

"Even if you are threatened with death, look at your situation right in the eye and praise the Lord."

"[C]ourage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other."

"Be bold, speak from your heart."

"By faith we will become strong and withstand the spiritual battle warring against us."

"A man who is not ready to risk is not worthy of getting promotion."

"Only cowards leave words unspoken."

"Risk little, earn little. Risk much, earn much. Risk all, earn all."

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"Because I want to be remembered."

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"Read. Read 1000 pages for every 1 page that you write."

"My father was sleepless most of his life. So by the age of five, I was awake with him all night long, watching bad television or we'd lie in the same bed, and I'd read my comic books while he read his latest spy or mystery novel."

"Great pain is repetitive. Grief is repetitive."

"Teenagers read millions of books every year. They read for entertainment and for education. They read because of school assignments and pop culture fads."

"He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing."

"He was my best friend and I needed him."

"Gay people were seen as magical, too. I mean, like in many cultures, men were viewed as warriors and women were viewed as caregivers. But gay people, being both male and female, were seen as both warriors and caregivers. Gay people could do anything. They were like Swiss Army knives!"

"But, in the Trump aftermath, I've measured the costsAnd benefits of loving those who don't loveStrangers. After all, I'm often the odd one-The strangest stranger-in any field or room."He was weird" will be carved into my tomb."