William Lydon

“Today the word "hero" has been diminished. confused with "celebrity." But in my father's generation the word meant something.
celebrities seek fame. They take actions to get attention. Most often, the actions they take have no particular moral content. Heroes are heroes because they have risked something to help others. Their actions involve courage. Often, those heroes have been indifferent to the public's attention. But at least, the hero could understand the focus of the emotion.”
― james bradley, Flags of Our Fathers

“It is glorious to drink the wine of the enemy.”
― Robert Leckie, Helmet For My Pillow

“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.”
― John Wayne

“The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.”
― Tom Clancy