“For the first time in his life, he was going to be a goddamn hero.”
“My first hero was Thomas Edison, whose adult life had consisted entirely of free time.”
“The noir hero is a knight in blood caked armor. He's dirty and he does his best to deny the fact that he's a hero the whole time.”
“Suddenly, and for the first time, he was at the center of his own life, living it and loving it.”
“For the first time he could remember, he had something in his life that he really looked forward to.”
“He who allows himself to be halted by the first difficulty in his path does not go far in life.”