Unlikely Heroes Quotes

• We have a lot more unlikely heroes now. It’s not just the guy with guns—it’s the guy with brains.

  Benedict Cumberbatch

  Hero, Gun, Guy

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• Honestly, my character doesn't have much in common with Harry Potter besides the fact that he's an unlikely hero who's thrown into a huge situation.

  Logan Lerman

  Hero, Character, Facts

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• Political thriller? International thriller? Financial thriller? Whatever you call it, The Ascendant is smart, edgy, fast-paced storytelling at its best. Its unlikely hero, Garrett Reilly, reminded me of a young Jack Reacher as a tech-sa What I said: “Political thriller? International thriller? Financial thriller? Whatever you call it, The Ascendant is smart, edgy, fast-paced storytelling at its best. Its unlikely hero, Garrett Reilly, reminded me of a young Jack Reacher as a tech-savvy bond analyst. Drew Chapman is a debut novelist to watch.

  Alafair Burke

  Smart, Hero, Political

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• The Tale of Despereaux is the story of an unlikely hero, a mouse, who falls in love with a princess and then must save her. It's a triumph of the human spirit, via a mouse.

  Kate DiCamillo

  Falling In Love, Princess, Hero

  TeachingBooks.net Interview, www.teachingbooks.net. November 12, 2005.

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• The Tale of Despereaux came at the request of Luke, my friend's then-eight-year-old son, who asked, "Write for me the story of an unlikely hero with exceptionally large ears."

  Kate DiCamillo

  Hero, Writing, Son

  TeachingBooks.net Interview, www.teachingbooks.net. November 12, 2005.

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