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Quote by Isabel Allende

“El heroísmo es una ocupación mal remunerada, que a menudo conduce a un fin prematuro, por eso atrae a personas fanáticas o con una malsana fascinación por la muerte. Existen muy pocos héroes de corazón romántico y de sangre liviana.”

Book:Zorro

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Zorro

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Isabel Allende

Isabel Allende, born on August 2, 1942, is a renowned Chilean writer known for her magical realism style. Her works have gained widespread popularity, with notable titles including 'Love in the Time of Cholera' and 'The House of the Spirits'. more

“Entonces vi que su heroísmo no era el de un Aquiles. No era un superhombre que chapoteaba invulnerable en la matanza, matando con una sola mano al enemigo por miríadas. No era más que un hombre que cumplía con su tarea. Una tarea cuya principal atribución era el autocontrol y la compostura, no para sí mismo sino para que los hombres que estaban a sus órdenes siguieran su ejemplo.”

Control Heroismo

Book:Gates Of Fire

Source: Gates Of Fire

“No son héroes. Héroe el Chapulín Colorado y esto es serio, el heroísmo no consiste en carecer de miedo, sino en superarlo. Batman, Superman son todopoderosos, no pueden tener miedo.”

Superheroes Batman Superman Heroismo Chespirito El Chapulin Colorado

Author:Roberto Gómez Bolaños

“Well, you have to be near death to understand why life matters, otherwise, you don't have the perspective. You believe you have the time to put off that phone call you haven't made to your mother. You let an old argument fester. You fold down the page in a travel magazine and tell yourself one day, you'll get to Istanbul or Santorini or back to the town where you were born. You have the luxury of time, until you don't- and then it becomes clear what's most important.”

Life Inspirational Wisdom Death Time

Book:The Book of Two Ways

Source: The Book of Two Ways

“Lucky Harris was getting to him. His sexy little captive had gotten under his skin. He wanted her, and yet he could not bring himself to discipline and dominate her as he knew she secretly desired. For the first time since the death of his traitor wife, Sebastian was afraid, afraid of his own feelings. The bright-eyed blonde affected him as no woman ever had. It wasn't just her responsive cries or her tempting body; it was her strong opinions, her outrageous attitude, that irreverent sense of humor. Lucky made him laugh, but it was more than that. She made him feel alive.”