“The gods need heroes. They always have.”

“Tragic heroes always moan when the gods take an interest in them, but it's the people the gods ignore who get the really tough deals.”

“Be a hero. Always say, “I have no fear.” Tell this to everyone—“Have no fear.””

“We are all meant to be mothers of God, for God is always needing to be born.”

“Unhappy is the land that needs a hero.”

“It's not just children who need heroes.”

“If a woman does need a hero, she needs him today, not tomorrow.”

“I have always been a friend to hero-worship; it is the only rational one, and has always been in use amongst civilized people.”

“Here was the weapon of a hero. A real hero. Not a playactor. Not a pretend-hero, like Ganner had always been. But this weapon was now in Ganner's hand.”

“Lamech's sons were heroes of their race:
Jubal, the eldest, bore upon his face
The look of that calm river-god, the Nile,
Mildly secure in power that needs not guile.”