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> [My daddy always said being brave wasn’t not being scared. Being brave was keeping going when you were.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-crandall/my-daddy-always-said-being-brave-wasn-t-not-being-scared-being-brave/)

[Susan Crandall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-crandall/)

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## More by Susan Crandall

> [“I locked the door and turned on the water to fill the tub. I made it so hot that I had to get in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-crandall/i-locked-the-door-and-turned-on-the-water-to-fill-the-tub-i-made-it/)

[Susan Crandall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-crandall/)

> [“I wasn't never gonna run off again, no matter how bad things got. But I wasn't gonna be too scared to love the folks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-crandall/i-wasn-t-never-gonna-run-off-again-no-matter-how-bad-things-got-but-i/)

[Susan Crandall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-crandall/)

> [“She leaned down so she was looking right in my eyes. "You hear me, child. you can't use other folks' bad behavior to excuse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-crandall/she-leaned-down-so-she-was-looking-right-in-my-eyes-you-hear-me-child/)

[susan crandall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-crandall/)

> [My daddy always said being brave wasn’t not being scared. Being brave was keeping going when you were.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-crandall/my-daddy-always-said-being-brave-wasn-t-not-being-scared-being-brave/)

[Susan Crandall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-crandall/)

> [“She slammed down the phone. The sharp bang shattered my heart like a bottle hitting the sidewalk”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-crandall/she-slammed-down-the-phone-the-sharp-bang-shattered-my-heart-like-a/)

[Susan Crandall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-crandall/)

> [“Child, the good Lord got plans for all of us that we don't know-and he always got His reasons. He want us to learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-crandall/child-the-good-lord-got-plans-for-all-of-us-that-we-don-t-know-and-he/)

[Susan Crandall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-crandall/)

> [My daddy says that when you do somethin' to distract you from your worstest fears, it's like whistlin' past the graveyard. You know, making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-crandall/my-daddy-says-that-when-you-do-somethin-to-distract-you-from-your/)

[Susan Crandall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-crandall/)

> [God's job ain't to make our lives easier, it's to make us better souls by the lessons He gives us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-crandall/god-s-job-ain-t-to-make-our-lives-easier-it-s-to-make-us-better-souls/)

[Susan Crandall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-crandall/)

> [“My mouth always worked a whole lot faster than my good sense.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-crandall/my-mouth-always-worked-a-whole-lot-faster-than-my-good-sense/)

[Susan Crandall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-crandall/)

> [“She grabbed me in a hug so ferocious, the love reached clean to my bones. She kissed the top of my head. "Truth is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-crandall/she-grabbed-me-in-a-hug-so-ferocious-the-love-reached-clean-to-my/)

[Susan Crandall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-crandall/)

> [“I wanted to say something to make her feel better, but I didn't know what words could have that much magic.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-crandall/i-wanted-to-say-something-to-make-her-feel-better-but-i-didn-t-know/)

[Susan Crandall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-crandall/)

> [“I wished I could take every course in the curriculum and read every book in the library. Sometimes after I finished a particularly good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-crandall/i-wished-i-could-take-every-course-in-the-curriculum-and-read-every/)

[Susan Crandall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-crandall/)

> [“Sometimes laughin' is all a body can do, child. It's laugh or lose your mind.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-crandall/sometimes-laughin-is-all-a-body-can-do-child-it-s-laugh-or-lose-your/)

[Susan Crandall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-crandall/)

> [“I spent my whole life wantin' to take care of children. You a blessing, not a burden." She looked at me hard. "Don't you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-crandall/i-spent-my-whole-life-wantin-to-take-care-of-children-you-a-blessing/)

[susan crandall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-crandall/)

> [“One day that song stopped being on the outside of me and went deep inside. It was there all the time, especially when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-crandall/one-day-that-song-stopped-being-on-the-outside-of-me-and-went-deep/)

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