“Every story is ruined when the romance starts. The star is having his adventures and progressing on his journey--until he meets a girl. This is what happened to King Arthur and to Robin Hood. Girls, on the other hand, are just biding their time, usually trapped in a tower or under a witch's curse, till a guy comes along.” StoriesRomanceComing Of AgeLegendsHeroesGender Inequality Book:Peace Redemption: A Novel Source: Peace Redemption: A Novel
“Just like when men dueled with swords or pistols to defend their honor--whatever that is--something is wrong with boys that they have to keep fighting in wars generation after generation. They think they will triumph gloriously like a statue of a general in a city park. Instead they come home in pieces.” WarPeaceChildhoodComing Of Age Book:Peace Redemption: A Novel Source: Peace Redemption: A Novel