--- title: "1 Lose Courage Quotes By James Tiptree Jr" description: "1 Lose Courage quotes by James Tiptree Jr. Plus more from James Tiptree Jr and more Lose Courage sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a2/james-tiptree-jr-20790_courage_before-he-could-lose-courage-he-flung-hi_2332521.png" --- > [“Before he could lose courage he flung himself back and slammed his sleep-inducer to full theta.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-tiptree-jr/before-he-could-lose-courage-he-flung-himself-back-and-slammed-his/) [James Tiptree Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-tiptree-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a2/james-tiptree-jr-20790_courage_before-he-could-lose-courage-he-flung-hi_2332521.png) ## More by James Tiptree Jr > [Man is an animal whose dreams come true and kill him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-tiptree-jr/man-is-an-animal-whose-dreams-come-true-and-kill-him/) [James Tiptree Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-tiptree-jr/) > [“DOCTOR AIN WAS recognized on the Omaha-Chicago flight. A biologist colleague from Pasadena came out of the toilet and saw Ain in an aisle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-tiptree-jr/doctor-ain-was-recognized-on-the-omaha-chicago-flight-a-biologist/) [James Tiptree Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-tiptree-jr/) > [All I can say is that laughter is my music; I would deeply suspect an argument which hadn't laughter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-tiptree-jr/all-i-can-say-is-that-laughter-is-my-music-i-would-deeply-suspect-an/) [James Tiptree Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-tiptree-jr/) > [good is too often allied with vulnerability and evil with power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-tiptree-jr/good-is-too-often-allied-with-vulnerability-and-evil-with-power/) [James Tiptree Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-tiptree-jr/) > [“—so much more opportunity now." Her voice trails off. "Hurrah for women's lib, eh?" "The lib?" Impatiently she leans forward and tugs the serape…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-tiptree-jr/so-much-more-opportunity-now-her-voice-trails-off-hurrah-for-women-s/) [James Tiptree Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-tiptree-jr/) > [“He was wise in the ways of pain. He had to be, for he felt none. When the Xenons put electrodes to his testicles,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-tiptree-jr/he-was-wise-in-the-ways-of-pain-he-had-to-be-for-he-felt-none-when/) [James Tiptree Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-tiptree-jr/) > [Anyone who shoots a real gun at you when drunk and angry is simply not husband material, regardless of his taste in literature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-tiptree-jr/anyone-who-shoots-a-real-gun-at-you-when-drunk-and-angry-is-simply/) [James Tiptree Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-tiptree-jr/) > [“Nothing but the effects of dust and vapor in the thin skin of air whereupon she crawls wingless.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-tiptree-jr/nothing-but-the-effects-of-dust-and-vapor-in-the-thin-skin-of-air/) [James Tiptree Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-tiptree-jr/) > [Certainly my inner world will never be a peaceful place of bloom; it will have some peace, and occasional riots of bloom, but always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-tiptree-jr/certainly-my-inner-world-will-never-be-a-peaceful-place-of-bloom-it/) [James Tiptree Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-tiptree-jr/) > [Did you ever look into the personalities of male cooks, Army, logging camp, etc.? They're all supposed to be crazy, incomprehensible, contemptible. And angry.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-tiptree-jr/did-you-ever-look-into-the-personalities-of-male-cooks-army-logging/) [James Tiptree Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-tiptree-jr/) > [I am one of those that always get accidentally guillotined when the Great Day of Liberation comes, because ... I guess ... I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-tiptree-jr/i-am-one-of-those-that-always-get-accidentally-guillotined-when-the/) [James Tiptree Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-tiptree-jr/) > [“Well, then. Whatever trauma you went through, these things don't last forever. You can't hate all men." The smile is back. "Oh, there wasn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-tiptree-jr/well-then-whatever-trauma-you-went-through-these-things-don-t-last/) [James Tiptree Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-tiptree-jr/) > [Being, I imagine, must be very simple. It is Becoming which is so messy and which I am all for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-tiptree-jr/being-i-imagine-must-be-very-simple-it-is-becoming-which-is-so-messy/) [James Tiptree Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-tiptree-jr/) > [Passing in any crowd are secret people whose hidden response to beauty is the desire to tear it into bleeding meat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-tiptree-jr/passing-in-any-crowd-are-secret-people-whose-hidden-response-to/) [James Tiptree Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-tiptree-jr/) > [“Bethesda … Would I be wrong in guessing you work for Uncle Sam?" "Why, yes. You must be very familiar with Washington, Mr. Fenton.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-tiptree-jr/bethesda-would-i-be-wrong-in-guessing-you-work-for-uncle-sam-why-yes/) [James Tiptree Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-tiptree-jr/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lose-courage/james-tiptree-jr/#itemlist", "name": "1 Lose Courage Quotes By James Tiptree Jr", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Before he could lose courage he flung himself back and slammed his sleep-inducer to full theta.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Tiptree Jr" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-tiptree-jr/before-he-could-lose-courage-he-flung-himself-back-and-slammed-his/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a2/james-tiptree-jr-20790_courage_before-he-could-lose-courage-he-flung-hi_2332521.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a2/james-tiptree-jr-20790_courage_before-he-could-lose-courage-he-flung-hi_2332521.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a2/james-tiptree-jr-20790_courage_before-he-could-lose-courage-he-flung-hi_2332521.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Before he could lose courage he flung himself back and slammed his sleep-inducer to full theta.” — James Tiptree Jr", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lose-courage/james-tiptree-jr/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lose-courage/james-tiptree-jr/", "name": "Lose Courage Quotes by James Tiptree Jr", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lose-courage/james-tiptree-jr/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a2/james-tiptree-jr-20790_courage_before-he-could-lose-courage-he-flung-hi_2332521.png" }, "description": "1 Lose Courage quotes by James Tiptree Jr. Plus more from James Tiptree Jr and more Lose Courage sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lose-courage/james-tiptree-jr/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lose-courage/james-tiptree-jr/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Lose Courage", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lose-courage/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "James Tiptree Jr", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lose-courage/james-tiptree-jr/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```