a queer sort of courage

»"I… I'm sorry," he said. "I don't mean to… to be like I am."«
(Samwell Tarly in "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin)

"But she ain't running / She's walking a little slow / And she ain't crying - she's just singing a little low" - Rickie Lee Jones
"The definition of / A crazy person is / Someone who does the same thing over / And over again / While expecting new results" - Regina Spektor