The fame of heroes owes little to the extent of their conquests and all to the success of the tributes paid to them.
All the things I used to like - cookies, ice cream, gumbo - I don't like anymore.
If a movie is really working, you forget for two hours your Social Security number and where your car is parked. You are having a vicarious experience. You are identifying, in one way or another, with the people on the screen.