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I think that we all do heroic things, but hero is not a noun, it's a verb.

Revolution is glorified by intellectuals, apotheosized by poets, sanctified by visionaries, and bled white by politicians.

For me, 'revolution' simply means radical change.

Revolution did not necessarily involve sanguinary strife. It was not a cult of bomb and pistol. They may sometimes be mere means for its achievement.

A heroic nature is very Greek.

People aren't universally heroic.

Revolution is something that actually starts in individual hearts.

All revolutions are violent revolutions.

Words are most malignant, the most treacherous possession of mankind. They are saturated with the sorrows of all time.

The most powerful words in English are 'Tell me a story,' words that are intimately related to the complexity of history, the origins of language, the continuity of the species, the taproot of our humanity, our singularity, and art itself.