“I am no hero
In an age without heroes
I just want to be a man”
Bei Dao (1949) contemporary Chinese (PRC) avant garde poet
"Declaration", p. 62
The August Sleepwalker (1990)
“Not that I want to be a god or a hero. Just to change into a tree, grow for ages, not hurt anyone.”
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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.”
Miep Gies (1909–2010) Dutch citizen who hid Anne Frank
Miep Gies, who helped hide Anne Frank, dies at 100 http://web.archive.org/web/20100113212438/news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100112/ap_on_re_eu/eu_netherlands_obit_miep_gies (January 12, 2010)
Marilyn Ferguson (1938–2008) American writer
The Aquarian Conspiracy (1980), Chapter Eleven, Spiritual Adventure: Connection to the Source
“Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver 5 minutes longer.”
Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)
Variant: Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.
“I believe that God makes it available to anyone who wants it.”
Craig Groeschel (1967) American priest
I believe he wants to give it to you and your ministry.
It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)
