--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I had no idea where my bravery had gone…" description: "\"“I had no idea where my bravery had gone. Had I ever really been brave? I don’t think so. I never had to be brave. I settled for being invisible, the p..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dab/c-j-roberts-1400_bravery_i-had-no-idea-where-my-bravery-had-gone_3157217.jpg" --- # I had no idea where my bravery had gone. Had I ever really… ![“I had no idea where my bravery had gone. Had I ever really been brave? I don’t think so. I never had to be brave. I settled for being invisible, the person behind the camera. How I wished I could be invisible now” quote by C.J. 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