Name one hero who was happy."
I considered. Heracles went mad and killed his family; Theseus lost his bride and father; Jason's children and new wife were murdered by his old; Bellerophon killed the Chimera but was crippled by the fall from Pegasus' back.
"You can't." He was sitting up now, leaning forward.
"I can't."
"I know. They never let you be famous AND happy." He lifted an eyebrow. "I'll tell you a secret."
"Tell me." I loved it when he was like this.
"I'm going to be the first." He took my palm and held it to his. "Swear it."
"Why me?"
"Because you're the reason. Swear it."
"I swear it," I said, lost in the high color of his cheeks, the flame in his eyes.
"I swear it," he echoed.
We sat like that a moment, hands touching. He grinned.
"I feel like I could eat the world raw.
Stichwörter: happiness love fame heroes mythology oaths
Odysseus inclines his head. "True. But fame is a strange thing. Some men gain glory after they die, while others fade. What is admired in one generation is abhorred in another." He spread his broad hands. "We cannot say who will survive the holocaust of memory. Who knows?" He smiles. "Perhaps one day even I will be famous. Perhaps more famous than you.
Madeline MillerStichwörter: time fame memory heroes glory mythology
Je ne dois qu'à moi seul toute ma renommée."
(L'Excuse à Ariste)
Stichwörter: fame self-determination achievement reputation
A finished tale may give a man immortality in the light and literary sense; but an unfinished tale suggests another immortality, more essential and more strange.
G.K. ChestertonStichwörter: books writing fame immortality unfinished-works
I nodded, unsure if Ted sounded admiring or angry. 'I waded in but I couldn't find him. I mean, is it possible - the water wasn't deep enough for him to drown. It doesn't make any sense.'
'My band made four brilliant albums and never had a single goddamn hit. We were supposed to be the American Rolling Stones, and we couldn't get more than five minutes of airplay. Does that make sense?' Ted stubbed out his cigarette.
Stichwörter: fame senselessness fairness drowning music-scene vagaries
He knows how to market himself well. Nowadays, that's all that seems to count. He's rebellious in a way that appeals to people with vain, shallow taste. So of course he manipulates his audiences with the blessing of his recording company and the financial investors behind his brand.
Jess C. ScottStichwörter: music shallow vanity fame greed popularity rebellion rebel mediocrity marketing popular-culture commercialism corporate-culture popular corporate-greed corporate hype vainglory vain shallowness popstars commercialized commercialization fame-and-fortune shallow-apperances
To be the cynosure of all eyes, do the extraordinary when you are least expected.
Ogwo David EmenikeStichwörter: fame extraordinary you-are-a-star
That anyone would want to be famous still mystified Colin. As TV had trained him to do, he associated the word with divorces and court appearances and rehab and jail time. He knew more than he wanted about all of those except rehab, and that was the one famous people blew off anyway.
Harry TurtledoveStichwörter: fame
God rewards every act of obedience to His Will.
Jaachynma N.E. AguStichwörter: life money success reading greatness wealth inspiration security fame book self-help revolution aspiration leadership immortality president business relationship intimacy improvement accomplishments entrepreneurship forbes risk-it niche greater-glory higher-living the-best-option the-prince-and-the-pauper be-different jaachynma chiyson amazom richest
The presence of God is so important in the life of believers. There is abundance of all you need to make your life comfortable in His presence.
Jaachynma N.E. AguStichwörter: life money success reading greatness wealth inspiration security fame book self-help revolution aspiration leadership immortality president business relationship intimacy improvement accomplishments entrepreneurship forbes risk-it niche greater-glory higher-living the-best-option the-prince-and-the-pauper be-different jaachynma chiyson amazom richest
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