“It was easier to be brave when someone needed your protection.”

“I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me.”

Banksy pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, and painter

“One of the ironies of courage, and the reason why we prize it so highly, is that we find it easier to be brave for someone else than we do for ourselves alone.”

Gregory David Roberts (1952) Australian writer and bank robber

“When you love someone as much as that, you don't believe they can die. You think your love protects them.”

Irène Némirovsky (1903–1942) French novelist who died at the age of 39 in Auschwitz

“I wanted to talk to someone. But who? It’s moments like this, when you need someone the most, that your world seems smallest.”

Rachel Cohn (1968) American writer

“What matters is that someone—that you—know me that well. When a person can see into your soul, it's hard. It forces you to be open. Vulnerable. It's much easier being with someone who's just more of a casual friend.”

Richelle Mead book Frostbite

“When we find someone who is brave, fun, intelligent, and loving, we have to thank the universe.”

Maya Angelou (1928–2014) American author and poet

“Things are always given to us when we need them… You just have to decide if you're strong enough, brave enough, to seize it and make it
yours. (Acheron)”

Sherrilyn Kenyon Night Embrace

“I thought you needed to be tougher. But I've been thinking that protecting somebody by hurting them before someone else gets the chance isn't the kind of protecting that anybody wants.”

Holly Black book Doll Bones

“Because sometimes not liking someone is easier.”

Ally Carter Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy