Nick Ward Quotes

“You were a hero,” Joan said. “Not just a hero. You were a legend. Like King Arthur.”
Nick went to laugh, but the uncertain amusement died on his face when he saw that Joan wasn’t laughing with him. “You can’t be serious,” he said.
“My grandmother used to tell me bedtime stories about you,” Joan said.
“People aren’t afraid of heroes.”
It wasn’t funny, but Joan heard her breath come out hard.
For a moment, he looked confused, and then understanding. put a shadow in his eyes. “Monsters are.”
“You were a hero,” Joan said, needing him to understand. “You were more than just a hero. You were the hero. People told stories about you. Made art depicting you.”
― Vanessa Len, Never a Hero