Who said “The opportunities for heroism are limited in this kind of world: the most people can do…”?

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Angus Wilson. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceMalcolm Cowley (ed.) Writers at Work: The Paris Review Interviews, First Series (New York: Viking Press, [1958] 1959) p. 261.

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“The opportunities for heroism are limited in this kind of world: the most people can do is sometimes not to be as weak as they've been at other times.”
— Angus Wilson
VerifiedMalcolm Cowley (ed.) Writers at Work: The Paris Review Interviews, First Series (New York: Viking Press, [1958] 1959) p. 261. · evidenceHeroes and Heroism

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Wilson, A. (n.d.). The opportunities for heroism are limited in this kind of world: the most people can do is sometimes not to be as weak as they've been at other times. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21604-the-opportunities-for-heroism-are-limited-in-this/

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Wilson, Angus. “The opportunities for heroism are limited in this kind of world: the most people can do is sometimes not to be as weak as they've been at other times.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21604-the-opportunities-for-heroism-are-limited-in-this/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Wilson, Angus. “The opportunities for heroism are limited in this kind of world: the most people can do is sometimes not to be as weak as they've been at other times.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21604-the-opportunities-for-heroism-are-limited-in-this/.

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