“Many have stood their ground and faced the darkness when it comes for them. Fewer come for the darkness and force it to face them.”

— Eliezer Yudkowsky , Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

Ch. 70 http://hpmor.com/chapter/70
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality (2010 - 2015)
Context: "Many boys and girls are heroes in their dreams," Dumbledore said quietly. He did not look at any of the other girls, only at her. "Fewer in the waking world. Many have stood their ground and faced the darkness when it comes for them. Fewer come for the darkness and force it to face them. It is a hard life, sometimes lonely, often short. I have told none to refuse that calling, but neither would I wish to increase their number."

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