#act

If we think of the novel and the epic...The difference lies in the fact that the important thing about the epic is a hero--a man who is a pattern for all men. While, as Mencken pointed out, the essence of most novels lies in the breaking down of a man, in the degeneration of character. ↗

— Jorge Luis Borges

#ennobling-versus-degenerating #epics-versus-novels #men

He loved politics in large part exactly because it meant time spent with men like Cactus Jack Garner(who would be remembered for observing that the vice presidency was not worth a pitcher of warm piss). ↗

— David McCullough

#harry-truman #politics #love

He seems, in manner and rank, above the class of young men who take that turn; but I remember hearing them say, that the little theatre at Fairport was to open with the performance of a young gentleman, being his first appearance on any stage.—If this should be thee, Lovel!—Lovel? yes, Lovel or Belville are just the names which youngsters are apt to assume on such occasions—on my life, I am sorry for the lad. ↗

— Walter Scott

#names #theatre #youth #men

There are disappointments in all men's lives, even those who have achieved their ambition, and there are compensations. ↗

— John Christopher

#men

Now the screams were awful to hear as men burned like candles all along the deck. Black smoke billowed over the sea. Argurios could not believe what he was watching. At least fifty helpless men were dying in agony. One man managed to free himself and leap into the sea. Amazingly, when he surfaced the flames were still consuming him. All along the beach there was silence as the stunned crowd watched the magical fires burning the galley and it's crew. ↗

— David Gemmell

#horror #men

It may seem odd to say that the men who made the myths disliked the irrational and had a love for facts; but it is true, no matter how wildly fantastic some of the stories are... ↗

— Edith Hamilton Mythology

#facts #fantasy #mythology-philosophy #love

There are no perfectly honorable men; but every true man has one main point of honor and a few minor ones. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#honor #men

Lumani had never managed a failed delivery because, in the end, no matter how skilled or how hard they fought back, pressure applied in the right places caused even the strongest men to fracture. But this one? He'd watched her. Studied her. Observed what maybe even Uncle, the reader of people, had missed. This one was already fractured, and the lines between her broken pieces were not fissures but scar material stronger than whatever had once filled those spaces. ↗

— Taylor Stevens

#damaged #fight-back #fissure #fracture #healing

The character of good men and women encourage others to want to be better people. ↗

— Ellen J. Barrier

#good #men #people #women #men

Remember your true self. You are more than just flesh and bones; you are unlimited energy and power. Knowing this, you will understand why happiness and prosperity are your birth right. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#law-of-attraction #manifestation #manifesting #mind-power #money