Romans & histoires Bravery Quote

"Kasi alam ko naman kung gaano ka ka-dedicated sa trabaho mo. Ramdam ko kung gaano ka kasaya, at kung gaano mo kamahal 'yang ginagawa mo. And I will always be proud of you." "Thanks. And I'm proud of you too," he smiled. A genuine one. "Sa akin? Ano namang nakakaproud sa akin? Pakiramdam ko nga, walang direksyon ang buhay ko," biro ko. "Don't think like that. For me, you're the bravest girl I've ever met. Nakaya mong harapin ang malupit na mundo, kahit ginagago ka na nito. Hindi ka sumuko at proud ako sa'yo doon. You know what I mean."

Ngunit ang simpleng papuri na iyon ay sapat na upang bahagyang umangat ang sulok ng labi ni Ysa. “I think I understand something now,” sabi niya. “If you don’t try new things, you’ll never know how brave you are. If you keep telling yourself ‘No, no, no’… no one can help you.” Napatingin si Elijah sa kanya. Ang dalagang nasa harap niya ay tila kumikinang sa liwanag. Napakaliwanag. Napakagandang tingnan. Ngumiti siya.

Parang biglang tumigil ang mundo ko. Ito ba ang sinasabi nilang kinakatakutan? Malamig? Walang emosyon? Bakit kabaliktaran ang nakikita ko ngayon? Tao pa rin siya, may damdamin. Nang tumingin siya sa akin ay napangiti ako. Those eyes. "What?" tanong niya, halatang binabasa kung anong nasa isipan ko. "Being brave doesn't mean you're not vulnerable."

May bahid ng inggit sa kanyang mga mata. Gusto sanang sabihin ni Eloise na ang lakas ng loob at katatagan niya ay bunga lang ng mga pagkakamaling naranasan niya noon—mga bagay na ayaw na niyang maulit pa. Sa dami ng pinagdaanan niya, natutunan niyang mamuhay na hindi na pinapasan ang bigat ng nakaraan. “Kung bibigyan ka pa ng isa pang pagkakataon para ipaglaban ang isang bagay, that’s already bravery,” seryosong sabi ni Eloise.

“You improved. Hindi ka na yung Sol na nakita ko noon — durog, takot, hindi sigurado.” “Hindi pa rin ako gano’n katapang,” sagot ko, half whisper. “Kinakabahan pa rin ako.” “That’s normal.” Huminga siya, mabigat, pero may bahagyang ngiti. “Courage is not absence of fear, Sol. Courage is walking despite fear.” Hindi ko alam kung bakit, pero parang gusto kong umiyak. Hindi dahil sa takot — kundi dahil may taong naniniwala sa akin.

"But the cost was high, wasn't it? I had to tell the whole world that I'm... that I'm 'broken' just to prove they are liars." "You didn't prove you were broken, Barbara," Nate said, his voice deep and steady. "You proved you were honest. In a room full of people wearing masks, you were the only one brave enough to show your scars. That's not a weakness. That's power." He poured her another small measure. "Drink. Not to forget, but to acknowledge that you survived. Tonight was the funeral of your past. Tomorrow is the first day of your future." Iniangat niyang muli ang kanyang baso habang nakangiti. "Cheers to myself!" Nakangiti pa niyang wika bago inisang lagok ang alak.

Matapang nilang hinarap ang kamatayan para lang ipaglaban ang ating bansa. Kaya ikaw, be brave. Wag mong hayaang kainin ka habang buhay ng takot mo.. Hindi kasi sa lahat ng pagkakataon ay may taong nasa tabi mo at handa kang ipagtanggol sa kahit kanino. Time will come na ikaw nalang mag-isa ang haharap sa isang pagsubok kaya kailangan maging matapang ka. Sayang naman yung pagbuwis ng buhay ng mga bayani natin kung magiging duwag ka lang diba? Kung magiging bahag ang buntot mo at mananatili lang tikom ang bibig mo.."

"Choose what you want to do not what the others want you to do. This is you. It is you. So the choices will always be you." It seems like all my what ifs and questions finally received an answers. I feel kinda relieved. "Do not be afraid of being judge. That's people's nature, to get your spine out. Life is cruel, but giving up will never be an answer," she said with a bright genuine smile on her face.

"Vartivo, you can't be coward. You are in the field where bravery is a must!" Nag-init ang loob ko sa sinabi niya. I get all my courage to look at him habang hindi ko pa rin binibitawan ang position ko. "Pero pwede akong m-mapagod, Sir. I am human being, and I h-have my r-rights, too." "Edi bumitaw ka. But there's no such thing as free." "Living is, Sir. In peace, with love."

“I’m the leader because I get things done, no matter what. I don’t fold under pressure, baby. Not only do I trust my instincts and decisions, I also trust my men to have my back—no matter what.” “Promise me one thing, Sage—don’t die on me.” “I’m not great at promises, but trust me—I’ll get you out of this, even if I have to die trying.”