# Quote — Tom Holt, My Hero

> 'He didn't smile - he was from Yorkshire, after all - but in some inner chamber of his heart he was satisfied.'

- Author: [Tom Holt](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tom-holt.md)
- Book: [My Hero](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tom-holt/my-hero.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tom_Holt#My_Hero_(1996)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/tom-holt/my-hero/he-didnt-smile

## More from this book

> 'Tact comes as naturally to full-bore handguns as, say, ice-skating to African elephants, but there comes a time when an exceptional individual is prepared to stand up and break the mould.'

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tom-holt/my-hero/tact-comes-as-naturally.md)

> 'Luck, like a Russian car, generally only works if you push it.'

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tom-holt/my-hero/luck-like-a-russian.md)