"To adopt the posture of the hero is the most unheroic of all acts."

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Source : Dorothy Norman (1969). “The Hero: Myth, Image, Symbol”, Anchor Books

Dorothy Norman

#Hero Quotes #Posture Quotes

“Hear me declare with boldness, I am a Christian,”
“If you're not willing to go too far, you'll never go far enough in life.”
“Nothing is more symptomatic of the enervation, of the decompression of the Western imagination, than our incapacity to respond to the landings on the Moon. Not a single great poem, picture, metaphor has come of this breathtaking act, of Prometheus' rescue of Icarus or of Phaeton in flight towards the stars.”
“Take some time to learn first aid and CPR. It saves lives, and it works.”
“There is nothing we like to communicate to others as much as the seal of secrecy together with what lies under it.”
“I don't like cruises. Period. My biggest nightmare is being stuck on a boat.”
“You know those actors who have a sense for how they should be used? I don't think I have that.”
“I like having a plot, I like characters with a reason to get up in the morning.”

Source : "The unvarnished truth". Interview with Peter Craven, www.theaustralian.com.au. October 3, 2009.

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