“What happens to each of my female heroes, certainly, is they find something bigger than themselves that they are honored to serve. It's not giving up your family.” GivingHappensHeroGiving UpFemaleBiggerOur FamilyHonoredNot Giving Up Author:Tamora Pierce
“The final cover for Heroes Are My Weakness feels exactly right. It reflects the cold, wintry setting of an isolated island off the coast of Maine and the feisty spirit of a heroine who refuses to give up, even when the odds are stacked against her.” GivingFeelsSpiritColdHeroGiving UpWeaknessFinalsRefuseSettingSettingsIslandsIsolatedOddsCoastHeroinesMaineFeisty Author:Susan Elizabeth Phillips
“Those who give up cigarette smoking aren't the heroes. The real heroes are the rest of us - who have to listen to them.” GivingRealModernHeroGiving UpSmokingCigaretteModern LifeReal Heroes Author:Hal Boyle
“In india, it's hard not to have Gandhi as a hero. To give up everything - including power and money - and to live for his countrymen, that beats everything else. He's a role model of selflessness.” GivingHardRolesHeroGiving UpModelsBeatsIndiaIncludingRole ModelsSelflessnessCountrymen Author:Amit Bhatia
“Griffin leaned across the desk, his arms braced on the now-clear top, and stared into Wakefield’s outraged eyes. “We seem to be under a confusion of communication. I did not come here to ask for your sister’s hand. I came to tell you I will marry Hero, with or without your permission, Your Grace. She has lain with me more than once. She may well be carrying my child. And if you think that I’ll give up either her or our babe, you have not done nearly enough research into my character or history.” IfsThinkingGivingWellsMayChildrenDoneEnoughCharacterHandsSeemsEyeAsksClearGraceCommunicationArmsHeroGiving UpResearchConfusionMy ChildrenPermissionDesksBabeOutraged Author:Elizabeth Hoyt
“When your hero falls from grace, all fairy tales are uncovered Myth exposed and pain magnified, the grace pays uncovered He told me to be strong, but I confused to see it so weak You say never to give up, and it hurts to see what comes to be When your hero falls soley the stars, and so does the reception of tomorrow Without my hero, theres only me alone, to deal with my sorrow Your heart ceases to work, and your soul is not happy at all What are you expected to do, when your only hero falls” GivingHeartDoeSoulPainFallStrongStarsHurtDealsPayGraceHeroTomorrowSorrowGiving UpWeakMythExpectedCeaseTalesYour SoulConfusedFairyExposedFairy TaleIt HurtsNever Giving UpMe AloneNot HappyMy HeroReceptionFalls From Grace Author:Tupac Shakur
“Victory in defeat, there is none higher. She didn't give up, Ben; she's still trying to lift that stone after it has crushed her. She's a father working while cancer eats away his insides, to bring home one more pay check. She's a twelve-year-old trying to mother her brothers and sisters because mama had to go to Heaven. She's a switchboard operator sticking to her post while smoke chokes her and fire cuts off her escape. She's all the unsung heroes who couldn't make it but never quit.” GivingTryingYearsStillsHomeMotherFatherHeavenPayFireCuttingBrotherHeroVictoryHigherGiving UpStonesDefeatCancerQuittingChecksSmokePostsLiftsTwelveBrothers And SistersNever QuitCrushedMamaChokeOperatorsUnsung Hero Book:Stranger in a Strange Land Source: Stranger in a Strange Land