"What do you do when you're no longer……" — Michael Cunningham

What do you do when you're no longer the hero of your… - Michael Cunningham

"What do you do when you're no longer the hero of your own story?"

— Michael Cunningham

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101 Quotes by Michael Cunningham

Michael Cunningham has 101 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

There's just this for consolation: an hour here or there when our lives seem, against all odds and expectations, to…
Here's a secret. Many novelists, if they are pressed and if they are being honest, will admit that the finished…
As writers we must, from our very opening sentence, speak with authority to our readers.
If you've really loved a book, or a movie for that matter, really loved it, what you want is that…
Language in fiction is made up of equal parts meaning and music. The sentences should have rhythm and cadence, they…
People are more than you think they are. And they're less, as well. The trick lies in negotiating your way…
I suspect any serious reader has a first great book, just the way anybody has a first kiss.
A certain slightly cruel disregard for the feelings of living people is simply part of the package. I think a…
I think writing is, by definition, an optimistic act.
Sure, go ahead, simulate life, using only ink and paper.
You can't find peace by avoiding life.
I just don't feel much interested in the lifestyles of the rich and famous.

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More Hero Quotes

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True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but… — Arthur Ashe
Heroes need monsters to establish their heroic credentials. You need something scary to overcome. — Margaret Atwood
I'm bad at picking heroes. — Margaret Atwood
No hero is mortal till he dies. — Wystan Hugh Auden
Clint Eastwood has always been a hero. — Kevin Bacon
If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women. — Abigail Adams
Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story. — John Barth
As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long… — John Adams
Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation's… — Joe Barton
Since I was seventeen I thought I might be a star. I'd think about all my heroes, Charlie Parker, Jimi… — Jean-Michel Basquiat
What is a society without a heroic dimension? — Jean Baudrillard
Heroes don't wear diapers. It's just not cool. — Felix Baumgartner

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