Life Quote by Nick Harkaway

“I know at least what I am,' he simply went on; 'the other side of the medal's clear enough. I've not been edifying--I believe…

— Henry James

“The rifle gleamed up at him. When men do it in wartime, they give them medals, he thought.”

— Stephen King

“Jesus Christ," he muttered to the ceiling. "All those times I sat in the office and laughed my ass off at stories of Lee,…

— Kristen Ashley

“Personally, I quite like that. Such stupid gallantry. Yes. I like that a lot.”

— Markus Zusak

“The best thing I ever did in life was nothing, and I got a medal for it. I was a hero once.”

— Hugh Howey

“From what he knew of gifts they were almost always more than what they seemed.”

— Skip Horack

“A real hero doesn't expect to be thanked or even recognized.”

— Tom Collins

“I got to thinking that the world would be a better place if they gave medals to great teachers rather than just soldiers who…

— Matthew Quick

“But as long as they gave us medals, that fixed it, as far as the army was concerned. You expect heroes to survive terrible…

— T. Kingfisher

“There’ll be guys who were in wars hearing what we did and thinking, ‘Whoa.’ You and me, we can say, ‘You got yourself some…

— Michael Grant

“I think I'm honored. Or speechless. Maybe something in between there.”

— Dee Henderson

“In the old days, the general's ribbons / & medals rainbowed across his chest, / & if he were interrogating himself, / by now,…

— Yusef Komunyakaa