Courage Quotes in Here Be Monsters! An Adventure Involving Magic, Trolls, and Other Creatures; The Ratbridge Chronicles Volume 1

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #1

Arthur put the doll away and wound his wings again. Here at last was a chance for some real adventure. (3.23)

Now that Arthur's spotted the illicit Cheese Hunt and communicated with Grandfather about it, he gets to go check it out. For a boy who's spent most of his life living underground, this is pretty exciting, but it also must also take a lot of courage to go investigate something potentially dangerous like this.

Quote #2

"I wonder what our next step is?"

"Storm them with grappling hooks!" said Bert enthusiastically. (18.19-20)

It turns out that the crew of the Ratbridge Nautical Laundry is pretty fearless. Maybe it comes from their piratical past, or maybe they're all fairly brave individuals. Whatever the reason, when there's a conflict, they often suggest solutions like grappling hooks and cannonballs.

Quote #3

"Tom!" Arthur whispered excitedly. "Can you distract the horse? I am going to see if I can get inside the Cheese Hall."

Tom hesitated. "It's too dangerous, Arthur!" (19.47-48)

Trying to sneak inside the Cheese Hall alone does, in fact, seem pretty risky. But that doesn't deter Arthur, now does it? He's worried about his underling friends trapped inside, and he also wants in on the adventure. So maybe it's not the smartest move, but calculating the riskiness of it doesn't scare off Arthur.