The hero of the book does long to experience God. But his conception of God is very western. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“Heroes don't get happy endings. They give them to other people.” — Stephanie Garber Copy Share Image
The closest modern equivalent to the Homeric hero is the ace fighter pilot. — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
You know at 14, when you lose your hero - your father - that's why I hold him on such a high pedestal. — Jason Bonham Copy Share Image
Endurance is a much better test of character than any single act of heroism, however noble. — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
A hero could be anyone who does something heroic, irrespective of the gender. — Vicky Kaushal Copy Share Image
“I asked my Greek chorus about this sort of hero: the Underappreciated Personification of Resolve.” — Brad Herzog Copy Share Image
I never saw a true representation - an iconic hero - for myself. It just got boring, reading about all these really… — Salim Akil Copy Share Image
“He is a true hero," she said, "a dragonslayer, a giantkiller, a rescuer of maidens, a solver of impossible riddles. He may… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
The Moon! Mars! Asteroids! Rockets! Helium 3! Space solar power! Space tourism! We go through fads, swarm around the hero de jour,… — Rick Tumlinson Copy Share Image
I didn't want to be a hero and get into the mould but the film industry doesn't work like that. It has… — Priyanshu Chatterjee Copy Share Image
“And a man who can make himself merry in the face of those coming disasters that assailed him, as disasters do so… — Sebastian Barry Copy Share Image
We never see ourselves as heroes and sometimes when we do it is a hero that has made a fortune as a… — John Henrik Clarke Copy Share Image
I need to have some depth in my characters. That's why they are all Bengalis. I can't imagine writing a book with… — Upamanyu Chatterjee Copy Share Image
I was very pleased with your kind letter. Until now I never dreamed of being something like a hero. But since you've… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
A lot of crime fiction writing is also lazy. Personality is supposed to be shown by the protagonist's taste in music, or… — Peter Temple Copy Share Image
My friend Liam Neeson has managed to carve out a great place in the industry for himself and is still doing action… — Frank Grillo Copy Share Image
Сommercial hip-hop is not youth rebellion, not when the heroes of hip-hop like Puffy are taking pictures with Donald Trump and the… — Saul Williams Copy Share Image
You have to look at leadership through the eyes of the followers and you have to live the message. What I have… — Anita Roddick Copy Share Image
One of the reasons [William] Shakespeare is so endlessly fascinating is that you can look at that figure from about 10 different… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
In lots of books I read, the writer seems to go haywire every time he reaches a high point. He’ll start leaving… — Jim Thompson Copy Share Image
“The best heroes inspire loyalty. The best heroes keep fighting the good fight, tirelessly, quietly. The best heroes always have scars. If… — Kristen Ashley Copy Share Image
The idea of romantic heroes - When you say the word hero,' it implies it's someone you look up to. We talk… — Rege-Jean Page Copy Share Image