‘Men think the quality of being a hero belongs to them, like something they’ve purchased. When, in fact, any heroic action belongs to its moment, the short moment or the long. You’re a man of modern times. A man who knows the price of things, material and immaterial, so you believe you have a purchase on your moment. But no one has a purchase on their moment. That is a fact for which we can be thankful. Unlucky are those whose moment pursues them, as Taryn Cornick’s moment pursued her.
