“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
“When I was little I knew my father had been an orphan and had lived in an orphanage. I was curious, but my father wouldn't satisfy my curiosity. He told only one story about the orphanage, and that was of sneaking out and buying candy, which he sold to other orphans. He said he had a pretty good business going - till he was busted! I guess he told that anecdote because he was the hero of it and I suspect he was rarely the hero as a child, more often the victim. There's a photo of the actual orphanage on my website, and you can see it's a forbidding looking place.” ChildrenLittlesSaidStoriesFatherHeroVictimCuriosityCuriousBuyingSuspectsCandyWebsiteOrphanAnecdotesGood BusinessOrphanageBustedSneaking Out Author:Gail Carson Levine
“May therefore God give us the strength to continue to do our duty and with this prayer we bow in homage before our dead heroes, before those whom they have left behind in bereavement, and before all the other victims of this war.” GivingMayWarLeftPrayerBehindsAtheismDutyHeroVictimBowsLeft BehindBereavementHomage Author:Adolf Hitler
“The important thing is to tell yourself a life story in which you, the hero, are primarily a problem solver rather than a helpless victim. This is well within your power, whatever fate might have dealt you.” WellsImportantStoriesProblemMightFateHeroVictimImportant ThingsHelplessLife StoryProblem Solvers Book:Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live Source: Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live
“A country of victims is also a country of heroes, risking their lives so others will live. This is the Philippines, the country we love.” CountryHeroVictimPhilippines Author:Tony Meloto
“At the Carter Center we work with victims of oppression, and we give support to human rights heroes.” GivingHumansSupportRightsHeroVictimHuman RightsOppressionCarter Author:Jimmy Carter
“Take action. Every story you've ever connected with, every leader you've ever admired, every puny little thing that you've ever accomplished is the result of taking action. You have a choice. You can either be a passive victim of circumstance or you can be the active hero of your own life.” LittlesStoriesActionChoicesResultsLeaderHeroCircumstancesVictimConnectedActiveAccomplishedLittle ThingsPassiveGraduationTaking ActionVictims Of Circumstance Author:Bradley Whitford
“On the golf course, a man may be the dogged victim of inexorable fate, be struck down by an appalling stroke of tragedy, become the hero of unbelievable melodrama, or the clown in a side-splitting comedy.” MenMayCoursesSidesComedyFateHeroTragedyVictimGolfStrokesUnbelievableClownGolf CourseSplittingInexorableMelodrama Author:Bobby Jones
“Last week, the House of Representatives passed a resolution honoring the victims and heroes of September 11th. As we commemorate the anniversary of 9-11, we must also remember that the threat is still very real today.” StillsRealTodayLastsRememberHouseWeekHeroVictimThreatResolutionRepresentativesSeptemberSeptember 11AnniversarySeptember 11thHouse Of Representatives Author:Michael McCaul
“I do a lot with characters' sense of identity. I also like challenging stereotypes, gender roles, things like that. Give me a stereotype or a genre expectation and the first thing I want to do is stand it on its head. In the Nightrunner books I wanted to see if I could create a believable gay hero, one who wasn't someone's sidekick or a victim.” IfsWantGivingFirstsBookCharacterWantedChallengesRolesIdentityHeroGayExpectationsGive MeVictimGenderGenreIf I CouldStereotypeGender RolesBelievableSidekicks Author:Lynn Flewelling
“The blacklist was a time of evil...no one on either side who survived it came through untouched by evil...[Looking] back on this time...it will do no good to search for villains or heroes or saints or devils because there were none; there were only victims.” EvilSidesHeroDevilVictimSaintVillainLooking BackSurvived Author:Dalton Trumbo
“We are all inspired by the incredible stories of handicapped people who write novels with their toes, cancer victims who run marathons for cancer research, bereaved parents who set up memorial funds for their lost children. How much easier is it for most of us to be small heroes simply by taking responsibility for our daily lives and transcending our ordinary obstacles?” PeopleWritingChildrenCharacterStoriesRunningLostParentResponsibilityNovelHeroEasierResearchOrdinaryVictimInspiredIncrediblesCancerObstaclesFundDaily LifeHeroicToesTaking ResponsibilityMarathonMemorialTranscendingHandicappedLost ChildCancer ResearchCancer Victim Author:Danah Zohar
“But actual rapists, men who are usually known to (and often loved by) their victims? Men who are sometimes our sports heroes, political leaders, buddies, boyfriends and fathers? Evidence suggests we don't despise them nearly as much as we should.” MenShouldSometimesPoliticalFatherSportsKnownLeaderHeroEvidenceVictimDespiseBuddyPolitical LeadersSports Hero Author:Jaclyn Friedman
“We can spend our lives letting the world tell us who we are. Sane or insane. Saints or sex addicts. Heroes or victims. Letting history tell us how good or bad we are. Letting our past decide our future. Or we can decide for ourselves. And maybe it's our job to invent something better.” WorldJobsPastSexInspiringOur LivesHeroFutureTravelVictimSaintInsaneWho We AreOur FutureSaneOur PastAddictSomething BetterChoke Book:Choke: A Novel Source: Choke: A Novel
“Character assassination is at once easier and surer than physical assault; and it involves far less risk for the assassin. It leaves him free to commit the same deed over and over again, and may, indeed, win him the honors of a hero in the country of his victims.” MayCountryCharacterWinningRiskHeroHonorEasierVictimDeedsCommitPropagandaAssaultAssassinationAssassinsCharacter Assassination Author:Alan Barth
“Take action. You can either be a passive victim of circumstance or you can be the active hero of your own life. Action is the antidote to apathy and cynicism and despair. You will inevitably make mistakes but at the end of your days, you will be remembered for your gallop, not for your stumble.” EndsActionMistakeHeroCircumstancesDespairVictimActiveRememberedMaking MistakesApathyCynicismPassiveAntidoteVictims Of Circumstance Author:Bradley Whitford