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Hero quotes

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“A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.” G. K. Chesterton, “Heretics” - 1905

“I have yet to see a genius or a hero who, if stuck with a burning match, would feel less pain than his undistinguished average brother.” Ayn Rand, “The Fountainhead” - 1943

“There needs not a great soul to make a hero; there needs a god-created soul which will be true to its origin; that will be a great soul!” Thomas Carlyle, “On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History” - 1841

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G. K. Chesterton (1)
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The Fountainhead (1)
On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History (1)
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