--- title: "1 Comics Seven Quotes By Len Wein" description: "1 Comics Seven quotes by Len Wein. Plus more from Len Wein and more Comics Seven sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/330/len-wein-13175_children_my-father-brought-me-my-first-stack-of-c_2180009.png" --- > [My father brought me my first stack of comics, when I was seven years old and in the hospital. I was not a well child. And that's where my love for comics began.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/len-wein/my-father-brought-me-my-first-stack-of-comics-when-i-was-seven-years/) [Len Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/len-wein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/330/len-wein-13175_children_my-father-brought-me-my-first-stack-of-c_2180009.png) ## More by Len Wein > [Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look on a title.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/len-wein/unfortunately-there-are-writers-whose-only-concern-is-how-good-they/) [Len Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/len-wein/) > [“No seriously, I'm a 910-year-old time lord, tough as old boots . Eat me and you'll have terrible indigestion for the next twenty years.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/len-wein/no-seriously-i-m-a-910-year-old-time-lord-tough-as-old-boots-eat-me/) [Len Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/len-wein/) > [I'm a neurotic New York Jew by birth. Creating characters is second nature to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/len-wein/i-m-a-neurotic-new-york-jew-by-birth-creating-characters-is-second/) [Len Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/len-wein/) > [People who were more concerned with themselves and looking good to their readers then they were with the characters sacrificed a series for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/len-wein/people-who-were-more-concerned-with-themselves-and-looking-good-to/) [Len Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/len-wein/) > [Were there stories I wrote along the way that were terrible clinkers? God, yes. But they were all a product of their time, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/len-wein/were-there-stories-i-wrote-along-the-way-that-were-terrible-clinkers/) [Len Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/len-wein/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/len-wein/when-someone-writes-to-tell-me-something-i-ve-written-made-them-laugh/) [Len Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/len-wein/) > [I've always thought of myself as an organic writer, rather than a cerebral one. I feel my way along as I go, hoping I'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/len-wein/i-ve-always-thought-of-myself-as-an-organic-writer-rather-than-a/) [Len Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/len-wein/) > [I think jazz and comic books are probably the two uniquely American art forms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/len-wein/i-think-jazz-and-comic-books-are-probably-the-two-uniquely-american/) [Len Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/len-wein/) > [I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/len-wein/i-try-not-to-violate-what-came-before-me-and-to-leave-lots-of-wiggle/) [Len Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/len-wein/) > [The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/len-wein/the-bottom-line-always-remains-the-same-what-is-the-basic-humanity-of/) [Len Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/len-wein/) > [I've had editors over the years who couldn't find a clue if it was stapled to their butt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/len-wein/i-ve-had-editors-over-the-years-who-couldn-t-find-a-clue-if-it-was/) [Len Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/len-wein/) > [I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done was just to give myself something to draw.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/len-wein/i-had-never-really-thought-of-myself-as-a-writer-any-writing-i-had/) [Len Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/len-wein/) > [I would like immortality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/len-wein/i-would-like-immortality/) [Len Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/len-wein/) > [In these litigious times, if you're a beginner, it's becoming harder and harder to get your work to the people who might actually be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/len-wein/in-these-litigious-times-if-you-re-a-beginner-it-s-becoming-harder/) [Len Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/len-wein/) > [I've never had to work out of the arts. I've always either been a writer or an editor, or something where I've made my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/len-wein/i-ve-never-had-to-work-out-of-the-arts-i-ve-always-either-been-a/) [Len Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/len-wein/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comics-seven/len-wein/#itemlist", "name": "1 Comics Seven Quotes By Len Wein", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My father brought me my first stack of comics, when I was seven years old and in the hospital. I was not a well child. 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