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“But the look on his face was so strange that I hadn't the heart to take his story away from him. He believed it,…

— Philip Reeve

“He had made himself believe that he was going to get well, which was really more than half the battle.”

— Frances Hodgson Burnett

“Shit!” yelled Arthur as helpfully as he could.”

— Douglas Adams

“Cedric smiled and sat back again. 'You only think that because you think heroes always win. Trust me on this one, James. A hero…

— G. Norman Lippert

“Oh, good,” I say, a sour taste in my mouth. “Heroism is what I was focused on. Not, you know, trying not to die.”

— Veronica Roth

“It was Arthur's welcome alone, I believe, which turned the tide of misery for Merlin.”

— Stephen R. Lawhead

“Are you a hero, actually?” “Um, no. Not as such. Not at all, really. Even less than that, in fact.”

— Terry Pratchett

“No," said Arthur, "no," he added thoughtfully. "No," he added again, even more thoughtfully. "What?" he said at last.”

— Douglas Adams

How do you feel?" he asked him. "Like a military academy," said Arthur. "Bits of me keep on passing out.

— Douglas Adams

“So anyway! That’s how Arthur shows his emotions. He doesn’t. He reads books instead. So when he does even a little thing, it means…

— Hannah Johnson

“Diana wondered if it got tiring being splendid all the time. Maybe heroes were just like that.”

— Leigh Bardugo

“I'd think, maybe he truly is something extraordinary. He's what he is, that's it. Maybe that makes him strong enough, being what he is.”

— Ken Kesey