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"Heroes" Quotes

A high school student's life is upended when he uncovers the truth about his war hero father's actions.

Quotes

The world is a factory. The sun stirs it, the humans rule it.

Robert Cormier

powersociety

There are other people in the world, after all. It's not all about you.

Robert Cormier

empathyself-awareness

The only way to deal with life was to accept it and take from it what you needed.

Robert Cormier

acceptancelife

There's so much hurt in this game of searching for a mate, of testing, trying. And you realize suddenly that you forgot it was a game, and turn away in tears.

Robert Cormier

loveheartbreak

It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary.

Robert Cormier

simplicitylife

The world's greatest lie is that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us.

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controldestiny

Everything tells me that I am about to make a wrong decision, but making mistakes is just part of life. What does the world want of me? Does it want me to take no risks, to go back to where I came from because I didn't have the courage to say 'yes' to life?

Robert Cormier

riskcourage

No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn't know it.

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significanceimpact

Intimacy is like a flower, it needs time to grow and bloom.

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intimacyrelationships

To realize one's destiny is a person's only obligation.

Robert Cormier

destinypurpose