What Passes For Identity In America Is A Series Of Myths About One's Heroic Ancestors.
Keep Out Of This," Lucian Said. "i'm Not Smiting Anybody." "you're Showing Mercy." Catch-a-tick Nodded. "that's Heroic, Too. But Not As Good As Smiting.
The Reason Can Only Be This: Heroic Poetry Depends On An Heroic Age, And An Age Is Heroic Because Of What It Is, Not Because Of What It Does.
I Was Once Invited To Take Part In A Heroic, Possibly Fatal Enterprise, But I Declined, Mainly On Account Of Sloth.
The Tragic Sense Of Life: Our Heroic Acceptance Of The Suffering Of Others.
