What I have since realized is that if people expect you to be brave, sometimes you pretend that you are, even when you are frightened down to your very bones.

Sharon Creech
What I have since realized is that if people expect...
What I have since realized is that if people expect...
What I have since realized is that if people expect...
What I have since realized is that if people expect...
About This Quote

I was always told to be brave no matter how scared I was. That if I pretended to be brave, then I would eventually become brave. This quote encompasses the idea that being brave is not just an act that you put on for others, but also something that you must do for yourself. It’s not about pretending to be brave, but being brave. If you are supposed to be brave, you have to fight through your fears to prove it.

Source: Walk Two Moons

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