Yes, there are plenty of heroes and heroines everywhere you look. They are not famous people. They are generally obscure and modest people doing useful work, keeping their families together and taking an active part in the health of their communities, opposing what is evil (in one way or another) and defending what is good. Heroes do not want power over others. Edward Abbey
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  1. I've never minded it, " he went on. "Being lost, that is. I had always thought one could not truly be lost if one knew one's own heart. But I fear I may be lost without knowing yours. - Cassandra Clare

  2. There could have been no two hearts so open, no tastes so similar, no feelings so in unison - Jane Austen

  3. It does good to no woman to be flattered [by a man] who does not intend to marry her; and it is madness in all women to let a secret love kindle within them, which, if unreturned and unknown, must devour the life that feeds... - Unknown

  4. Respect other people's feelings. It might mean nothing to you, but it could mean everything to them. - Roy T. Bennett

  5. You’ll be fine. You’re 25. Feeling [unsure] and lost is part of your path. Don’t avoid it. See what those feelings are showing you and use it. Take a breath. You’ll be okay. Even if you don’t feel okay all the time. - Louis C.K.

More Quotes By Edward Abbey
  1. Well, darkness with humor... I'm not an extremely suicidal or sad person.

  2. As far as humor goes, I've always been a very insecure person and I've always wanted to be liked.

  3. It seems to be that southern Europeans are just more intimate socially, whereas I like a lot of personal space - like, a mile from the nearest person is fine for me.

  4. Yes, there are times when I get extremely depressed and how I sublimate those feelings is through music.

  5. I want to stay away from politics, or else I'll probably end up putting my size fifteen foot into my mouth.

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