"Peter did not feel very brave; indeed, he felt he was going to be sick. But that made no difference to what he had to do." -C.S. Lewis, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
"Fili and Kili had fallen defending him with sword and body, for he was their mother's elder brother." -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
"The true soldier does not fight because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." -G.K. Chesterton
" 'I will be brave,' thought Despereaux. 'I will try to be brave like a knight in shining armor for the Princess Pea.' " -Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux
"Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death and judgment, for even the very wise cannot see all ends." -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of The Ring
"I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend." -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers
"How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard." -A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
"I have been too deeply hurt, Sam. I tried to save the Shire, and it has been saved, but not for me. It must often be so, Sam, when things are in danger: someone has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them." -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
"Root and honey, palm and spathe,/ guard a cub from harm and scathe!" -Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book
"To die would be an awfully big adventure." -J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
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