Everyone's a hero in their own way, in their own not that heroic way.

—Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jed Whedon

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Even in the darkness, every color can be found. And every day of rain brings water flowing to things growing in the ground.

—Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jed Whedon

Sometimes people are layered like that. There's something totally different underneath than what's on the surface. But sometimes, there's a third, even deeper level, and that one is the same as the top surface one. Like with pie.

—Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jed Whedon

It's not enough to bash in heads. You've got to bash in minds.

—Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jed Whedon

You give my regards to St. Peter, or whoever has his job, but in Hell.

—Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jed Whedon

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We all live in suspense, from day to day, from hour to hour; in other words, we are the hero of our own story.

—Mary McCarthy

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True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.

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Courage is more exhilarating than fear, and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.

—Eleanor Roosevelt

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In 1941 Sergeant James Allen Ward was awarded the Victoria Cross for climbing out onto the wing of his Wellington bomber at thirteen thousand feet to extinguish a fire in the starboard engine. Secured only by a rope around his waist, he smothered the fire and returned along the wing to the aircraft's cabin. Winston Churchill, an admirer of swashbuckling exploits, summoned the shy New Zealander to 10 Downing Street. Struck dumb with awe in Churchill's presence, Ward was unable to answer the prime minister's questions. Churchill surveyed the unhappy hero with some compassion. "You must feel very humble and awkward in my presence," he said.
"Yes, sir," managed Ward.
"Then you can imagine how humble and awkward I feel in yours," said Churchill.

—The Little, Brown Book of Anecdotes

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We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too.

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