Strong female characters - even if they don't necessarily make the same decisions that we might - make such great narrative material, especially when there's an equally strong male character in the mix.
Meg CabotBeing brave is when you have to do something because you know it is right, but at the same time, you are afraid to do it, because it might hurt or whatever. But you do it anyway.
Meg CabotBecause my heat was too full of appreciation for what my friends-- my real friends-- had done for me.
Meg Cabot