“The hero is not fed on sweets, Daily his own heart he eats; Chambers of the great are jails, And head-winds right for royal sails.” HeartSweetWindHeroFedsJailSailRoyalChamber Book:The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson Source: The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson
“There's a hero if you look inside your heart. You don't have to be afraid of what you are.” IfsInspirationalLooksHeartHero Author:Mariah Carey
“Perhaps the heroic element in our natures is exhibited to the best advantage, not in going from success to success, and so on through a series of triumphs, but in gathering, on the very field of defeat itself, the materials for renewed efforts, and in proceeding, with no abatement of heart or energy, to form fresh designs upon the very ruins and ashes of blasted hopes. Yes, it is this indomitable persistence in a purpose, continued alike through defeat and success, that makes, more than aught else, the hero.” HeartFormPurposeEnergyEffortDesignFieldsMaterialsHeroElementsAdvantageSeriesDefeatRuinsTriumphPersistenceHeroicAshesGatheringProceedingIndomitable Author:Christian Nestell Bovee
“The first thing I ever thought of when I thought of Buffy , the movie, was the little...blonde girl who goes into a dark alley and gets killed, in every horror movie. The idea of Buffy was to subvert that idea, that image, and create someone who was a hero where she had always been a victim. That element of surprise ... genre-busting is very much at the heart of both the movie and the series.” FirstsHeartLittlesIdeasGirlDarkHeroHorrorElementsVictimSeriesSurpriseGenreBlondeAlleysElement Of SurpriseBustingDark AlleysBlonde Girl Author:Joss Whedon
“I look at my first books and am glad they weren't published.... You start writing by imitating your heroes, then you keep the heart of that worship in your work. As time goes by, you get other influences and find your own voice.” WritingFirstsLooksHeartBookVoiceInfluenceHeroWorshipGladImitatingTime Goes By Author:Markus Zusak