--- title: "8 Heroes Want Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Heroes Want quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Heroes Want sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/291/stephen-king-13_hero_after-that-we-re-going-to-be-heroes-not_892517.jpg" --- > [“After that we're going to be heroes. Not because we want to, but because there are no other options.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/after-that-we-re-going-to-be-heroes-not-because-we-want-to-but/) [Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/291/stephen-king-13_hero_after-that-we-re-going-to-be-heroes-not_892517.jpg) > [Every actor gets an image without wanting one. A lot of romantic heroes want an action hero tag, but they are unable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-deol/every-actor-gets-an-image-without-wanting-one-a-lot-of-romantic/) [Bobby Deol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-deol/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7da/bobby-deol-6044_action_every-actor-gets-an-image-without-wantin_1360836.jpg) > [I am just tired of writing about heroes that we're dragging down to our level, and I want to write about heroes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-waid/i-am-just-tired-of-writing-about-heroes-that-we-re-dragging-down-to/) [Mark Waid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-waid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a2/mark-waid-3704_heroes_i-am-just-tired-of-writing-about-heroes_2372614.png) > [“You don’t want to look like your heroes, you want to see like your heroes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austin-kleon/you-don-t-want-to-look-like-your-heroes-you-want-to-see-like-your/) [Austin Kleon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austin-kleon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbb/austin-kleon-1835_hero_you-don-t-want-to-look-like-your-heroes_2412291.png) > [We all want heroes and we all want somebody to look up to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacie-orrico/we-all-want-heroes-and-we-all-want-somebody-to-look-up-to/) [Stacie Orrico](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacie-orrico/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/457/stacie-orrico-22044_hero_we-all-want-heroes-and-we-all-want-someb_2582183.png) > [Yes, there are plenty of heroes and heroines everywhere you look. They are not famous people. They are generally obscure and modest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-abbey/yes-there-are-plenty-of-heroes-and-heroines-everywhere-you-look-they/) [Edward Abbey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-abbey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e57/edward-abbey-254_active_yes-there-are-plenty-of-heroes-and-heroi_3106318.png) > [“Have you ever known there was something you needed to do, but found yourself dreading it with everything you were?" "Once or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-kurland/have-you-ever-known-there-was-something-you-needed-to-do-but-found/) [Lynn Kurland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-kurland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd0/lynn-kurland-18698_aisling_have-you-ever-known-there-was-something_3151921.jpg) > [I don't hate men, I just wish they'd try harder. Theyall want to be heroes and all we want is for them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanette-winterson/i-don-t-hate-men-i-just-wish-they-d-try-harder-theyall-want-to-be/) [Jeanette Winterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanette-winterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e8/jeanette-winterson-166_don-t-hate_i-don-t-hate-men-i-just-wish-they-d-try_3193169.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heroes-want/#itemlist", "name": "Heroes Want Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“After that we're going to be heroes. 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