Books Quote by William Dean Howells

At the heart of every successful romance novel lies the evolution of its characters. Through love, heroes and heroines grow not only into a…

— Sarah MacLean

My heroes and heroines are often unlikely people who are dragged into situations without meaning to become involved, or people with a past that…

— Joanne Harris

Yes, there are plenty of heroes and heroines everywhere you look. They are not famous people. They are generally obscure and modest people doing…

— Edward Abbey

Historically, in my generation, all of my heroes and heroines have had issues and problems. We all do.

— Anita Baker

Great battles can make great heroes and heroines.

— Ezra Taft Benson

The key element in tragedy is that heroes and heroines are destroyed by that which appears to be their greatest strength.

— Robert Shea

Regarding heroism, I grew up in a culture where you learn about heroes and heroines all the time. In a way, when you call…

— Yiyun Li

There are always these moments in life when the limits of suffering are reached and we become heroes and heroines.

— Katherine Mansfield

The history of struggle is rich with stories of heroes and heroines - some of them leaders, some of them followers, all of them…

— Nelson Mandela

There's no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.

— Nina Simone

I have lots of heroes and heroines, mostly unsung and including my husband.

— Mary Beard

I am almost six-novels-old. It took me until the third novel to call myself a writer.

— Manju Kapur