“Every hero becomes a bore at last.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet
Uses of Great Men
1850s, Representative Men (1850)
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"New Age Daydreams," review of Dances with Wolves (1990-12-17), p. 295.
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The Boy In The Bubble
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“Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.”
Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) English writer
April 7, 1779
Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol III
Steven Erikson book Gardens of the Moon
Prologue (p. 5)
Source: Gardens of the Moon (1999)
Context: “Heed the lesson there, son.”
“What lesson?”
“Every decision you make can change the world. The best life is the one the gods don’t notice. You want to live free, boy, live quietly.”
“I want to be a soldier. A hero.”
“You’ll grow out of it.”
“No hero is above fear, Percy. And you have risen above every hero.
- Poseidon”
Rick Riordan book The Last Olympian
Source: The Last Olympian
“Every hero is the villain of his own story.”
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Source: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown