“I adore these books. Howard has a gritty, vibrant style--broadsword writing that cuts its way to the heart, with heroes who are truly larger than life. I heartily recommend them to anyone who loves fantasy.”
~ David Gemmell
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Umberto Eco (1932–2016) Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist
quoted in Marco Belpoliti, " Umberto Eco: How I Wrote my Books http://en.doppiozero.com/materiali/interviste/umberto-eco-how-I-wrote-my-books" (2015)
Epeli Ganilau (1951) Fijian politician
Excerpts from a speech at the launch of the NAP, 8 April 2005
“Lovers who love truly do not write down their happiness.”
Anatole France book The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
Les amants qui aiment bien n'écrivent pas leur bonheur.
La Bûche [The Log] (November 30, 1859)
The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard (1881)
“I do not believe anyone can be perfectly well, who has a brain and a heart”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) American poet
“The only way to solace anyone who loved you in life is to be a good memory”
Alice Walker (1944) American author and activist
Source: By The Light Of My Father's Smile
Lloyd Alexander (1924–2007) American children's writer
Source: Time Cat
“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself”
Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) American mythologist, writer and lecturer
Variant: A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.