14 Dec 2020, 11:35 am
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14 Dec 2020, 11:20 pm
Spunge42 wrote:
I'd say my favorite authors. Not necessarily as who they were but because of what they could create. I couldn't picture things in my head when someone described something for years. I couldn't just image something new on my own. I was fascinated by the stories they could weave and world building accomplished by them. It was like a puzzle I needed to solve to understand and in time fell in love with most genres of literature.
When I was overwhelmed I would retreat into my books and go on fantastical adventures that made all the noise and hurt just disappear. Even during class, when it would become to much, I'd pick up my book ( I always had one in my bag wherever I went). I got away with this in school because I made straight A's and always turned my assignments in on time. So the teachers just let me be and mostly the other students did too.
So to name a few of my literary heroes: Jules Verne, Wilkie Collins, Harlan Ellison, Conan Doyle, Oda Eiichiro, Henry James (yes, I love Henry James and I don't care who makes fun of me for it
), Ranpo Edogawa, Jane Austen, Alexandre Dumas, Franz Kafka...
When I was overwhelmed I would retreat into my books and go on fantastical adventures that made all the noise and hurt just disappear. Even during class, when it would become to much, I'd pick up my book ( I always had one in my bag wherever I went). I got away with this in school because I made straight A's and always turned my assignments in on time. So the teachers just let me be and mostly the other students did too.
So to name a few of my literary heroes: Jules Verne, Wilkie Collins, Harlan Ellison, Conan Doyle, Oda Eiichiro, Henry James (yes, I love Henry James and I don't care who makes fun of me for it
), Ranpo Edogawa, Jane Austen, Alexandre Dumas, Franz Kafka...... ... ...
My favorite author of all times, according to ME: Jane Austen...
15 Dec 2020, 1:56 pm
Spunge42 wrote:
I'd say my favorite authors. Not necessarily as who they were but because of what they could create. I couldn't picture things in my head when someone described something for years. I couldn't just image something new on my own. I was fascinated by the stories they could weave and world building accomplished by them. It was like a puzzle I needed to solve to understand and in time fell in love with most genres of literature.
When I was overwhelmed I would retreat into my books and go on fantastical adventures that made all the noise and hurt just disappear. Even during class, when it would become to much, I'd pick up my book ( I always had one in my bag wherever I went). I got away with this in school because I made straight A's and always turned my assignments in on time. So the teachers just let me be and mostly the other students did too.
So to name a few of my literary heroes: Jules Verne, Wilkie Collins, Harlan Ellison, Conan Doyle, Oda Eiichiro, Henry James (yes, I love Henry James and I don't care who makes fun of me for it ), Ranpo Edogawa, Jane Austen, Alexandre Dumas, Franz Kafka...
When I was overwhelmed I would retreat into my books and go on fantastical adventures that made all the noise and hurt just disappear. Even during class, when it would become to much, I'd pick up my book ( I always had one in my bag wherever I went). I got away with this in school because I made straight A's and always turned my assignments in on time. So the teachers just let me be and mostly the other students did too.
So to name a few of my literary heroes: Jules Verne, Wilkie Collins, Harlan Ellison, Conan Doyle, Oda Eiichiro, Henry James (yes, I love Henry James and I don't care who makes fun of me for it
), Ranpo Edogawa, Jane Austen, Alexandre Dumas, Franz Kafka...I regret giving up reading at 2yrs old.
I wish this forum had a like button.
15 Dec 2020, 2:15 pm
15 Dec 2020, 5:24 pm
I am sure that i did have more than one hero growing up...All of them, irrelevant now...At present time, my beloved (as yet undiagnosed Aspie) husband is MY HERO ...For the simple reason that he functions in this world despite and in spite of the many limitations caused by his autistic traits...
HE IS MY HERO, indeed!! !
15 Dec 2020, 7:04 pm
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11 Feb 2021, 11:39 am
Clueless2017 wrote:
I am sure that i did have more than one hero growing up...All of them, irrelevant now...At present time, my beloved (as yet undiagnosed Aspie) husband is MY HERO ...For the simple reason that he functions in this world despite and in spite of the many limitations caused by his autistic traits... HE IS MY HERO, indeed!! !
Oh, that's wonderful ...For the simple reason that he functions in this world despite and in spite of the many limitations caused by his autistic traits... HE IS MY HERO, indeed!! ! 
Good to hear that
21 Feb 2021, 2:46 pm
Fnord wrote:
H.E.R.O. -- Honesty, Empathy, Respect, Open-Mindedness.
That's a nice acronym. Thanks
24 Feb 2021, 2:38 pm
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10 Jul 2021, 3:54 pm
traven wrote:
growing up is teen years only???
(too literal translation going on
grow up in dutch is related to childhood)
but then i don't see how you relate that to the op poll ??
I suppose "growing up" can describe any period in one's life. Most people experience it during their childhood and teenage years, but I guess we all continue growing up throughout our lives. The poll can refer to any person whom you looked up to in the past or still look up to.
(too literal translation going on
grow up in dutch is related to childhood)but then i don't see how you relate that to the op poll ??
