Stein "The art of racing in the rain"

"Who is Achilles without his tendon? Who is Sampson without Delilah? Who is Oedipus without his clubfoot?...The true hero is flawed. The true test of a champion is not whether he can triumph, but whether he can overcome obstacles - preferably of his own making - in order to triumph. A hero without a flaw is of no interest to an audience or to the universe, which, after all, is based on conflict and opposition, the irresistible force meeting the unmovable object." 135