“Maybe this was one of those times when being a hero didn’t involve looking particularly brave. It was just doing what you should.”Lev Grossman The Magician KingSource: The Magician King
“Though the funny thing about never being asked for anything is that after a while you start to feel like maybe you don’t have anything worth giving.”Lev Grossman The Magician KingSource: The Magician King
“Being brave was easy when you would rather die than give up.”Lev Grossman The MagiciansSource: The Magicians
“It was so much easier to be angry. Being angry made him feel strong, even though-- and this contradiction did nothing to diminish his anger-- he was angry only because his position was so weak.”Lev Grossman The MagiciansSource: The Magicians
“Never risking anything meant never having or doing or being anything either. Life is risk, it turned out.”Lev Grossman book The Magician's LandSource: The Magician's Land
“The real problem with being around James was that he was always the hero. And what did that make you? Either the sidekick or the villain.”Lev Grossman The MagiciansSource: The Magicians