I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow.

Quote by Len Wein

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Art is always in the eyes of the beholder. Only posterity has the right to...

Art is always in the eyes of the beholder. Only posterity has the right to...

I hate the crazy, neurotic characters beyond a certain point.

I hate the crazy, neurotic characters beyond a certain point.

A true friend is someone who is there for you when they would rather be...

A true friend is someone who is there for you when they would rather be...

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere...

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere...

I try to find what makes even the worst, most despicable character sympathetic at his...

I try to find what makes even the worst, most despicable character sympathetic at his...

You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the...

You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the...

When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breath caught. In...

When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breath caught. In...

In these litigious times, if you're a beginner, it's becoming harder and harder to get...

In these litigious times, if you're a beginner, it's becoming harder and harder to get...

Lord of the Rings, I think, is far and away the most brilliantly done stuff.

Lord of the Rings, I think, is far and away the most brilliantly done stuff.

If a story isn't working, I'm simply unable to finish it. That's what usually tells...

If a story isn't working, I'm simply unable to finish it. That's what usually tells...

I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done...

I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done...

I would like immortality.

I would like immortality.

Were there stories I wrote along the way that were terrible clinkers? God, yes. But...

Were there stories I wrote along the way that were terrible clinkers? God, yes. But...

Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look...

Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look...

When I'm my own editor, there's very little difference between the first draft and the...

When I'm my own editor, there's very little difference between the first draft and the...

I was a very sickly kid. While I was in the hospital at age 7,...

I was a very sickly kid. While I was in the hospital at age 7,...

There is an ancient legend which warns that, should we ever learn our true origin,...

There is an ancient legend which warns that, should we ever learn our true origin,...

What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the...

What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the...

I think there's something inherently dishonest in trying to go back and mess with the...

I think there's something inherently dishonest in trying to go back and mess with the...

Sometimes you're not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things I've...

Sometimes you're not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things I've...