Alan Moore Quotes

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• Nothing's that simple, not even things that are simply awful. Awful
• In an era of stress and anxiety, when the present seems unstable and the future unlikely, the natural response is to retreat and withdraw from… Anxiety
• There's a notion I'd like to see buried: the ordinary person. Ridiculous. There is no ordinary person. Buried
• It seems strange that my life should end in such a terrible place, but for three years I had roses, and apologized to no one. Apologized
• I thought, "Well if I'm gonna react might as well overreact! Gonna
• I shall die here. Every last inch of me shall perish. Except one. An inch. It's small and it's fragile and it's the only thing… Die
• The dusk reeks of fornication and bad consciences. Bad
• Everybody is special. Everybody. Everybody is a hero, a lover, a fool, a villain. Everybody. Everybody has their story to tell. Everybody
• The past can't hurt you anymore. Not unless you let it. They made you into a victim, Evey. They made you into a statistic. But,… Anymore
• Sexually progressive cultures gave us literature, philosophy, civilization and the rest, while sexually restrictive cultures gave us the Dark Ages and the Holocaust. Age
• Remember, remember the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I know of no reason Why the gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot. Guy… Barrels
• Happiness is the most insidious prison of all. All
• I live my life free of compromise, and step into the shadows without complaint or regret. Complaint
• Since mankind's dawn, a handful of oppressors have accepted the responsibility over our lives that we should have accepted for ourselves. By doing so, they… Accepted
• Remember, remember the fifth of November of gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gun powder treason should ever be forgot. Fifth
• Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the Comedian is the only thing that makes sense. Comedian
• It's only those exceptional and rare individuals who have brilliant ideas delivered to them by the muse, complete and gift wrapped. The rest of us… Brilliant
• Anarchy wears two faces, both creator and destroyer. Thus destroyers topple empires; make a canvas of clean rubble where creators then can build another world.… Achieved
• Does the human heart know chasms so abysmal? Abysmal
• Truly, whoever we are, wherever we reside, we exist upon the whim of murderers. Exist

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