She looked around. "Oh, I've just got to hug somebody! You!" And she hugged Puck, the little ghost horse. "And you." She hugged Pook, and Peek, and even the nose of the moat monster. "But not you," she decided, encountering the zombie.
Piers AnthonyBeing terrified but going ahead and doing what must be doneโthat's courage. The one who feels no fear is a fool, and the one who lets fear rule him is a coward.
Piers Anthony