From Trilogy About the Boy, by Jón Kalman Stefánsson

“What does it mean to betray yourself?

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To dare not.  To dare not speak. To dare not be afraid. To attempt not to overcome . . . the dark storm inside you. If you do nothing, you betray everyone who matters. … Nor should you betray those who are dead; we should live for them, as well, they mustn’t be left in the dark and cold, and they mustn’t be forgotten at the bottom of the sea.”