So you were going to rescue the Prince! Why did you pretend to run away? To deceive the Witch?""Not likely! I'm a coward. Only way I can do something this frightening is to tell myself I'm not doing it!

Diana Wynne Jones
About This Quote

A coward, by definition, is someone who is too afraid to do anything. A coward would never rescue someone that he or she loves. It would be too frightening to try, and so the coward will just sit there and watch it happen. It’s easier to pretend to run away than to act.

Source: Howls Moving Castle

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