“ War. Or, rather, wars. Not one, not two, but many wars, both big and small, just and unjust, wars with shifting casts of supposed heroes and villains, each new hero making one increasingly nostalgic f… Khaled Hosseini
“ Everyone, Caitlin said, cradling her wine glass, is the hero of his own story. That goes double for fanatics. Some of the greatest horrors in history were perpetrated by people who insisted, all the w… Craig Schaefer
“ One of the strengths of the DC Universe has been the strength of the rogues' gallery. Often times they're as famous - if not more infamous - than our heroes. Jim Lee
“ I like George Carlin's jokes. I like his humor. He's one of my heroes, and I like what he did with talking about everyday things. Steven Wright
“ The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is only a projection of his own soul, which he admires. Ralph Waldo Emerson
“ Some people ask me whether I'm a "mama's girl" or a "papa's girl". I'm *nobody's* girl. My brother clings to our parents; I'm the one shoving them out the door. Hayden Panettiere
“ War is not a means but an end. It makes violence respectable and makes sadists look like heroes. Mary Horlock
“ We're past the age of heroes and hero kings... Most of our lives are basically mundane and dull, and it's up to the writer to find ways to make them interesting. John Updike
“ Well, the ancients might not have been very heroic. Most of them were probably like Mother, crouched somewhere trying to work out how to make fake jawbone jewelry that would look like the real thing. Barbara Kingsolver
“ Garahel always used to say that heroism was just another word for horror, and maybe a worse one. A hero always feels that he has to do what's right. Sometimes that leads to tormenting himself with dou… Liane Merciel
“ We sometimes think we need to look ahead for that herowhen the hero is a friend a family member or someone we just meteveryone has the potential to be that and admired and a respected soul .... treat… levi paul taylor
“ Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out in the end because they've stayed true to their ideals and beliefs and commitments. Kevin Costner
“ We are all ordinary. We are all boring. We are all spectacular. We are all shy. We are all bold. We are all heroes. We are all helpless. It just depends on the day. Brad Meltzer
“ You were the one who taught me, he said. I never looked at you without seeing the sweetness of the way the world goes together, or without sorrow for its spoiling. I became a hero to serve you, and al… Peter S Beagle
“ Humor is rare in science fiction... there's so little of it that it automatically reminds you of other heroes with that acerbic humor when you find it. John Scalzi
“ If you're a hero you can be an idiot, behave badly, ruin your personal life, have any number of mistresses and talk about yourself all the time, and nobody minds. Heroes are immune. They have wide sho… Jeanette Winterson
