“Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with”

“Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with” is a popular saying on Memorial Day and Veterans Day. It was printed in the novel Everneath (2012) by Brodi Ashton.
 
“Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with” was posted on Twitter on November 16, 2011. It’s not certain if this is related to the book.
 
     
Twitter
Paula‏
@belettapaula
@ErnestoRiley Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with
11:42 AM - 16 Nov 2011 from Chile
 
Google Books
Everneath
By Brodi Ashton
London, UK : Simon and Schuster UK Ltd
2012
Pg. ?:
“It’s the decisions the human characters make, in impossible situations, that still have us talking about them centuries later. Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with.”
 
Twitter
★Nazish Ahmed ★‏
@NazishTVDSwift
“Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with.”
― Brodi Ashton, Everneath
7:00 PM - 26 Jan 2012
 
No Direction, No Idea
Thursday, May 17, 2012
“Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with.”
 
“Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with.”
― Brodi Ashton, Everneath
   
Google Books
Handbook of Heroism and Heroic Leadership
Edited by Scott T. Allison, George R. Goethals and Roderick M. Kramer
New York, NY: Routledge
2017
Pg. 229:
Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with.
Brodi Ashton, Everneath (2012)
 
Twitter
R.W. Murray Co.‏
@RWMurrayCo
“Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with.” - Brodi Ashton
We salute our heroes. 🇺🇸 #happyveteransday
1:45 PM - 10 Nov 2017