Alan Moore Quotes

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• People have asked me why I made the first chapter of my first novel so long, and in an invented English. The only answer I… Answer
• Right from the outset, the prevailing mindset in British comics fandom was a radical and progressive one. We were all proto-hippies, and we all thought… All
• Romantic poetry had its heyday when people like Lord Byron were kicking it large. But you try and make a living as a poet today,… Byron
• The one thing with writing stories about the rise of fascism is that if you wait long enough, you'll almost certainly be proved right. Fascism… Almost Certainly
• There's a widespread cultural barrenness across art and political culture. But there are some pockets of resistance on the extreme margins, like the techno-savvy protest… Across
• There's been a growing dissatisfaction and distrust with the conventional publishing industry, in that you tend to have a lot of formerly reputable imprints now… Been
• Way back in the day, when I first started and had delusions of adequacy as a cartoonist, I would listen to music. When I switched… Adequacy
• When I was working upon the ABC books, I wanted to show different ways that mainstream comics could viably have gone, that they didn't have… Abc
• My experience of life is that it is not divided up into genres; it’s a horrifying, romantic, tragic, comical, science-fiction cowboy detective novel. You know,… Bit
• People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people. Afraid
• My mother said I broke her heart...but it was my integrity that was important. Is that so selfish? It sells for so little, but it's… All
• Evey Hammond: Who are you? V: Who? Who is but the form following the function of what and what I am is a man in… Asking
• No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. Never compromise. Armageddon
• This city is dying of rabies. Is the best I can do to wipe random flecks of foam from its lips? Best
• I thought as much. Miss Murray, though I am a beast, do not think that I am stupid. I know that I am hideous and… Alone
• Dan, I'm not a Republic serial villain. Do you seriously think I'd explain my master-stroke if there remained the slightest chance of you affecting its… Affecting
• That pompous phrase (graphic novel) was thought up by some idiot in the marketing department of DC. I prefer to call them Big Expensive Comics. Big
• Look at him now, poor fellow. That's what a dose of reality does for you...Never touch the stuff myself, you understand. Find it gets in… Doe
• I think that storytelling and creation are very close to what the center of what magic is about. I think not just for me, but… All
• Yes, of course, the whole idea is utterly inane, but to let its predictable inanities blind you to its truly fabulous and breathtaking aspects is… Aspect

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