Heroism quotes
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"When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic. Women face childbed and the scrubbing brush, revolutionaries keep their mouths shut in the torture chamber, battleships go down with their guns still firing when their decks are awash."
"There must be some nerve and heroism in our love, as of a winter morning."
"Heroism is not to be won at the point of a pen."
"In my opinion, actual heroism, like actual love, is a messy, painful, vulnerable business—and I wanted to try to reflect that."
"Librarianship is a form of heroism. It’s just not as flashy as swords and dragons."
