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William Moulton Marston

(1893–1947) Comics Writer United States

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William Moulton Marston was a comics writer from the United States, best known for Emotions of normal people.

Quick Facts About William Moulton Marston

Born: May 9, 1893
Died: May 2, 1947
Nationality: United States
Profession: Comics Writer
Notable works: Emotions of normal people
Known for: Wonder Woman
Spouse: Elizabeth Holloway Marston

About William Moulton Marston

William Moulton Marston, also known by the pen name Charles Moulton, was an American psychologist who, with his wife Elizabeth Holloway, invented an early prototype of the polygraph. He was also known as a self-help author and comic book writer who created the character Wonder Woman.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Will Eisner Hall of Fame

Quotes by William Moulton Marston

Every crisis offers you extra desired power.

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Crisis

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“It's too bad for us 'literary' enthusiast, but it's the truth nevertheless — pictures tell any story more effectively than words.”

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Truth

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Frankly, Wonder Woman is psychological propaganda for the new type of woman who should, I believe, rule the world.

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Believe

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Most of us actually stifle enough good impulses during the course of a day to change the current of our lives.

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Enough

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Women are exciting for this one reason - it is the secret of women's allure - women enjoy submission, being bound. This…

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Allure

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Not even girls want to be girls so long as our feminine archetype lacks force, strength, and power.

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Feminine

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Women's strong qualities have become despised because of their weakness. The obvious remedy is to create a feminine character with all the…

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Allure

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Normal men retain their childish longing for a woman to mother them. At adolescence a new desire is added. They want a…

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Adolescence

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The wish to be super-strong is a healthy wish, a vital, compelling, power-producing desire. The more the Superman-Wonder Woman picture stories build…

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Advancement

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Realize what you really want. It stops you from chasing butterflies and puts you to work digging gold.

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Butterfly

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Comics speak, without qualm or sophistication, to the innermost ears of the wishful self. The response is like that of a thirsty…

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Comic book

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If there is any single factor that makes for success in living, it is the ability to draw dividends from defeat.

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Ability

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Besides the practical knowledge which defeat offers, there are important personality profits to be taken. Defeat strips away false values and makes…

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Butterfly

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“They're going to drown me in milk--what a waste of good baby-food!”

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Milk

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Comics play a trite but lusty tune on the C natural keys of human nature. They rouse the most primitive, but also…

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Accepted

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Besides the practical knowledge which defeat offers, there are important personality profits to be taken.

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Defeat

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It's too bad for us "literary" enthusiasts, but it's the truth nevertheless -- pictures tell any story more effectively than words .…

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Advisable

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