--- title: "1 Hero Just Quotes By K.J. Parker" description: "1 Hero Just quotes by K.J. Parker. Plus more from K.J. Parker and more Hero Just sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad0/k-j-parker-14773_book_if-the-world-is-a-book-are-you-the-hero_2940167.png" --- > [If the world is a book, are you the hero, or just a walk-on part?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker/if-the-world-is-a-book-are-you-the-hero-or-just-a-walk-on-part/) [K.J. Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad0/k-j-parker-14773_book_if-the-world-is-a-book-are-you-the-hero_2940167.png) ## More by K.J. Parker > [“One of these days I’d really like to win a battle, rather than just stand quiet while they lose it at me. You know,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker/one-of-these-days-i-d-really-like-to-win-a-battle-rather-than-just/) [K.J. Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-parker/) > [“Here lies Mago the boxer, of whom it may honestly be said that he never harmed anybody.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker/here-lies-mago-the-boxer-of-whom-it-may-honestly-be-said-that-he/) [K.J. Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-parker/) > [“It's sheer spitefulness to allow mortals to love because everybody dies but the love they cause to be in others doesn't die with them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker/it-s-sheer-spitefulness-to-allow-mortals-to-love-because-everybody/) [K.J. Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-parker/) > [“The public,” he said, “bless them. It’s the same in tailoring: they always think they know more about your job than you do, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker/the-public-he-said-bless-them-it-s-the-same-in-tailoring-they-always/) [K.J. Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-parker/) > [“Ah". Tzimisces smiled. "Let me guess. Flowery periphrases, back-to-back literary allusions and quotations from thousand-year-old authors. A marked reluctance to use one word when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker/ah-tzimisces-smiled-let-me-guess-flowery-periphrases-back-to-back/) [K.J. Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-parker/) > [“Most wars start because someone makes a mistake, and most battles are lost by the losing side rather than won by the victors. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker/most-wars-start-because-someone-makes-a-mistake-and-most-battles-are/) [K.J. Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-parker/) > [“He was astonished at how calm he found he was. Fear of death had always energised him, making him move far more quickly than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker/he-was-astonished-at-how-calm-he-found-he-was-fear-of-death-had/) [K.J. Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-parker/) > [“Did you ever hear of a place called Sphoe?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker/did-you-ever-hear-of-a-place-called-sphoe/) [K.J. Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-parker/) > [“When you get to my age, you’ll find it’s fatally easy to forget to hate all your enemies all the time; and once you’ve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker/when-you-get-to-my-age-you-ll-find-it-s-fatally-easy-to-forget-to/) [K.J. Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-parker/) > [“When you come to rely on the written word, it's time to light the fire with it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker/when-you-come-to-rely-on-the-written-word-it-s-time-to-light-the-fire/) [K.J. Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-parker/) > [A wise man once said that any human being is capable of infinite achievement, so long as it’s not the work they’re supposed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker/a-wise-man-once-said-that-any-human-being-is-capable-of-infinite/) [K.J. Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-parker/) > [It doesn't matter if your ignorant so long as you can find people to know stuff for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker/it-doesn-t-matter-if-your-ignorant-so-long-as-you-can-find-people-to/) [K.J. Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-parker/) > [“It never ceases to amaze me how adaptable social geometry can be. Within a couple of days I went from being the centre of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker/it-never-ceases-to-amaze-me-how-adaptable-social-geometry-can-be/) [K.J. Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-parker/) > [“A quiet life," Stheno replied. "You wouldn't think it was a lot to ask.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker/a-quiet-life-stheno-replied-you-wouldn-t-think-it-was-a-lot-to-ask/) [K.J. Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-parker/) > [Secretly, deep down, everybody on Earth believes they can write poetry, apart from the members of the Poets' Guild, who know they can't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-parker/secretly-deep-down-everybody-on-earth-believes-they-can-write-poetry/) [K.J. Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-parker/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hero-just/k-j-parker/#itemlist", "name": "1 Hero Just Quotes By K.J. Parker", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If the world is a book, are you the hero, or just a walk-on part?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "K.J. 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