Manly Manners Quotes Stephen Hunter March 18, 2014September 15, 2015 0 Comment aloneness, certitude, command, domination, John Wayne, metaphysical, physical courage, price of heroism, Quotes The stars of (John Wayne’s) era knew the price of heroism, of domination, of certitude, of command, was aloneness. Their courage wasn’t physical, it was almost metaphysical. They had the strength within to ignore the will of the consensus.