It would be awesome to be so impressive that we could sway people to our way of thinking just by declaiming our thoughts, but probably most of us lack such gravitas. Luckily, there's something even better: evidence, logic, and argument.
Barry EislerI wandered the earth a mercenary, daring the gods to kill me but surviving because part of me was already dead.
Barry EislerIf the reader cares, I dont think it matters so much whether your hero is in fact an anti-hero.
Barry Eisler