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For all my offhanded thoughts of new experiences, now that I had a chance at something more, I was nothing but afraid.
I had been crippled by fear my whole life. Maybe I could pretend. Pretend I had his courage, heroism, and confidence, and see how far that got me. I was not as naturally daring as Ryder, but I was not ready to roll over and admit defeat just yet, either.
“Trapped. Sometimes it’s just hard. To wake up each day knowing how much of my life will be ruled by it, by being afraid.”
“When you are afraid,” Dagan continued, “your body fuels you to run or to fight. Filling you with the power to protect yourself, one way or another. You are an excellent runner. Now you are becoming an excellent fighter as well. I cannot say those feelings of fear will ever dissipate. But you can harness them. Make them work for you. Turn that fear into courage. After all, they are one and the same.”
“There is only true courage in facing what frightens you. What you call fear is indeed power, and you can wield it for good.”
But sometimes people are just looking to give their pain to someone else and will use any excuse they can find.
