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Typee Courage Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #4

'Why,' rejoined he, 'as we cannot retreat, I suppose we must keep shoving along.' (9.6)

Sometimes courage is just another word for "nothing left to lose."

Quote #5

My brain grew dizzy with the idea of the frightful risk I had just run, and I involuntarily closed my eyes to shut out the view of the depth beneath me. (9.20)

This is a good look at the sensory experience of fear. It reminds us of that time we tried stand-up.

Quote #6

Nothing indeed appeared to depress or intimidate this intrepid fellow. Typees or Niagaras, he was as ready to engage one as the other, and I could not avoid a thousand times congratulating myself upon having such a companion in an enterprise like the present. (9.27)

Toby and Tommo complement each other. They go together like peanut butter and jelly (or peanut butter and chocolate…mmm). Or like a brave, strong person and a 'fraidy-cat, slow one.