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J. Michael Straczynski

(1954) Science Fiction Writer United States

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J. Michael Straczynski is a science fiction writer from the United States, best known for EL ASOMBROSO SPIDERMAN.

Quick Facts About J. Michael Straczynski

Born: July 17, 1954
Nationality: United States
Profession: Science Fiction Writer
Notable works: EL ASOMBROSO SPIDERMAN
Spouse: Kathryn M. Drennan

About J. Michael Straczynski

Joseph Michael Straczynski is an American filmmaker and comic book writer. He is the founder of Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Studio JMS and is known as the creator of the science fiction television series Babylon 5 (1993–1998) and its spinoff Crusade (1999), as well as the series Jeremiah (2002–2004) and Sense8 (2015–2018). He is the executor of the estate of Harlan Ellison.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Inkpot Award Bradbury Award Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

Quotes by J. Michael Straczynski · Page 5

There are people in life, who show you how to live. There are people in life, who show you how to die.

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Dies

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People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable…

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Blame

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I've changed my mind. I've decided that at the end I want to be cremated and my ashes scattered over someone I…

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Ashes

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The past tempts us, the present confuses us, and the future frightens us. And our lives slip away, moment by moment, lost…

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Lasts

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There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way.…

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Chaos

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No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.

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Arms

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We are not powerless. We have tremendous potential for good or ill. How we choose to use that power is up to…

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Can't change

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Life isn't about the final moments, it's about the journey, it's about process. What makes 'Rocky' work as a movie is seeing…

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Add

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It's been amazing to watch, because for 'Thor', which was always a mid-selling book, to be in the top ten for every…

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Book

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I grew up on comics and cartoons. So, as an adult, I like comics and cartoons.

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Adult

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Follow your passion. The rest will attend to itself. If I can do it, anybody can do it. It's possible. And it's…

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First place

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The quality of our thoughts is bordered on all sides by our facility with language.

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Language

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I'm all for crossovers if they benefit the individual books.

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Benefits

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The only thing that I discovered very early on is that, even though we might change schools and cities and towns and…

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Book

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“The Great War was born in anger. The war rising around us will come in hatred wrapped in a flag, with a…

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Anger

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It is not for the gods to decide whether or not Man exists - it is for Man to decide whether or…

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God exists

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We are in a tech-heavy society, plunging headlong into an unknown future. Science fiction is what allows you to stand back and…

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Fiction

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“Compromise where you can. Where you can't, don't. Even if everyone is telling you that something wrong is something right. Even if…

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Captain america

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The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the…

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Babylon 5

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“Diner Customer 1 (Kyle): …I’ll give you one piece of advice, on account of I like you and I don’t want to…

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Beautiful place

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The sky was full of stars, and every star an exploding ship.

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Astronomy

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To have someone like Clint Eastwood come along and shoot your first draft as written is just any screenwriter's dream. And Clint…

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Attention

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You can only have one voice on set, and that has to be the director.

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Cinema

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I've written for every medium except poetry, at which I suck.

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Poetry

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Understanding is a three edged sword: your side, their side, and the truth.

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Learning

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J. Michael Straczynski by topic

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