Courage is a muscle that develops through use. It's no use waiting for some inner fire to conveniently become apparent at the moment of crisis - that's cartoon stuff.
Chris CleaveOur own personal brand of courage - in relationships, in conflict, in our principles - is as unique as our fingerprints.
Chris CleaveThe ways in which we are able to express courage also depend on the hand life deals us.
Chris CleaveWe don't know our hearts until life puts us to the test, and WWII fascinates because it was the last time everyone was simultaneously pushed to their limit.
Chris CleaveSometimes we don't notice that someone is being brave, because they are only doing something that seems quite easy for us.
Chris CleaveWhen I reached Fort Binjemma, for example, where my grandfather was stationed for a while, the whole Victorian fort was decaying. Barbed wire surrounded it, spray paint on the ancient walls claimed it as private property, and the moat where my grandfather and his men had grown crops - in desperation as the siege's hunger bit - was completely overgrown with bushes and trees.
Chris Cleave