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They wouldnt be heroes if they were infallible, in fact they would

They wouldnt be heroes if they were infallible, in fact they wouldnt be heroes if they werent miserable wretched dogs, the pariahs of the earth, besides which the only reason to build up an idol is to tear it down again. – Lester Bangs

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You lived too long, we have supped full with heroes, they waste their deaths on us. – C. D. Andrews

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