Quote 73
Max Vandenburg […] closed his eyes and drooped a little further into safety. The very idea of it was ludicrous, but he accepted it nonetheless. (30.5)
At this moment, Max is finally able to let go of his courage and do something kind of like relaxing.
Quote 74
She was a good woman for a crisis. (35.59)
Rosa is a courageous woman, even though she might seem an unlikely candidate for bravery when we first meet her.
Quote 75
He accumulated the loud, clumsy specks of saliva and tears as if they were lovely to his face, and more important, he was able to hold her down. (80.93)
It takes lots of courage for Rudy to stop Liesel from following Max and the other Jewish prisoners en route to Dachau. But, as is often the case with Rudy, the courage flows out of him naturally, like a stream of love.