Each man thought: one of the others is bound to say something soon, some protest and then I will murmur agreement, not actually say anything. I am not as stupid as that, but definitely murmur very firmly, so that the others will be in no doubt that I thoroughly disapprove, because at a time like this it behooves all decent men to nearly stand up and be almost heard …
But no one said anything. The cowards, each man thought.
Quotations about:
stepping up
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HOLT: Every time someone steps up and says who they are, the world becomes a better, more interesting place.
Carly Hallam (b. 1987) America screenwriter, producer, actor
Brooklyn Nine-Nine, 5×10 “Game Night” (2017-12-12) [with Justin Noble]
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On Diaz coming out as bisexual.
I used to believe that marriage would diminish me, reduce my options. That you had to be someone less to live with someone else when, of course, you have to be someone more.