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"I think there's something inherently dishonest in trying to go back and mess with the past."
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"If you don't want your past to own you, try owning your past."

"Past is aipsom if you learned from the past."
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"Sometimes you're not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things I've written that I thought were complete catastrophes when I finished with them that have gone on to generate some of my most positive feedback."

"The most unrealistic thing I've ever read in comics is when some group of characters calls themselves the Brotherhood of Evil or the Masters of Evil. I don't believe any character believes their goals to be truly evil."

"I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done was just to give myself something to draw."

"If a story isn't working, I'm simply unable to finish it. That's what usually tells me something is wrong."

"The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader?"

"I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow."

"Were there stories I wrote along the way that were terrible clinkers? God, yes. But they were all a product of their time, and I did the best I could."

"When someone writes to tell me something I've written made them laugh or cry, I've done my job and done it well. The rest is all semantics."
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