Last Night, a Superhero Saved My Life Quotes

“The most compelling and dangerous villains in life and literature aren’t so terribly obvious—it’s the ones who might try to do good, before fate deals them one too many blows. The ones who continue to believe, even in their darkest moments, that their motives are pure—that any destruction they cause to the ones they genuinely love is unavoidable.”
― Liesa Mignogna, Last Night, A Superhero Saved My Life: Neil Gaiman!! Jodi Picoult!! Brad Meltzer!! . . . and an All-Star Roster on the Caped Crusaders That Changed Their Lives

“maybe the reason I wanted to solve everyone else’s problems is that there wasn’t anything I could do about my own.”
― Liesa Mignogna, Last Night, A Superhero Saved My Life: Neil Gaiman!! Jodi Picoult!! Brad Meltzer!! . . . and an All-Star Roster on the Caped Crusaders That Changed Their Lives

“There’s a crack in our armor, and no fixing it. But Iron Man is proof that even broken hearts can still beat strong.”
― Liesa Mignogna, Last Night, A Superhero Saved My Life: Neil Gaiman!! Jodi Picoult!! Brad Meltzer!! . . . and an All-Star Roster on the Caped Crusaders That Changed Their Lives

“Comics are full of wounded people whose pain makes them stronger.”
― Liesa Mignogna, Last Night, A Superhero Saved My Life: Neil Gaiman!! Jodi Picoult!! Brad Meltzer!! . . . and an All-Star Roster on the Caped Crusaders That Changed Their Lives

“But in an age of selfishness and cynicism, when empathy and generosity seem to be in short supply, it’s enough in the real world just to be a good guy, someone who doesn’t battle supervillains but who simply goes out of his or her way to make the world a slightly more decent place. Superheroes take the good and bad we can do and just magnify it to larger-than-life perspectives. Still, we find inspiration in them, just like we have since storytelling began.”
― Liesa Mignogna, Last Night, A Superhero Saved My Life: Neil Gaiman!! Jodi Picoult!! Brad Meltzer!! . . . and an All-Star Roster on the Caped Crusaders That Changed Their Lives

“It’s not strength that makes the hero. It’s weakness. It’s the crack in the armor.”
― Liesa Mignogna, Last Night, A Superhero Saved My Life: Neil Gaiman!! Jodi Picoult!! Brad Meltzer!! . . . and an All-Star Roster on the Caped Crusaders That Changed Their Lives

“I was ripe for the first escapist avenue that came my way. I will forever be grateful that it came in the form of books. When my world became too much to handle alone, I always had a way out. Even if only for a little while.”
― Liesa Mignogna, Last Night, A Superhero Saved My Life: Neil Gaiman!! Jodi Picoult!! Brad Meltzer!! . . . and an All-Star Roster on the Caped Crusaders That Changed Their Lives

“It’s a funny thing, strength. People call you strong, when all you’ve really had the strength to do was keep breathing and putting one foot in front of the other.”
― Liesa Mignogna, Last Night, A Superhero Saved My Life: Neil Gaiman!! Jodi Picoult!! Brad Meltzer!! . . . and an All-Star Roster on the Caped Crusaders That Changed Their Lives

“I feel like our current society wants us to be okay, to be normal, to pretend like everything is fine. All the while, we’re stuffing ourselves full of pills and beers and bigger televisions, trying to fill a chasm that never goes away.”
― Liesa Mignogna, Last Night, A Superhero Saved My Life: Neil Gaiman!! Jodi Picoult!! Brad Meltzer!! . . . and an All-Star Roster on the Caped Crusaders That Changed Their Lives

“It’s okay to mess up, because messing up is the first step to being great.”
― Liesa Mignogna, Last Night, A Superhero Saved My Life: Neil Gaiman!! Jodi Picoult!! Brad Meltzer!! . . . and an All-Star Roster on the Caped Crusaders That Changed Their Lives