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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 to do both oneself and the genre a disservice.

Alan Moore

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Alan Moore
Age: 70
Born: 1953
Born: November 18
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If the audience knew what they wanted then they wouldn't be the audience, they would be the artist.
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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 is like a hydra - you can cut off its head in the Germany of the '30s and '40s, but it'll still turn up on your back doorstep in a slightly altered guise.
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There's no flesh or blood within this cloak to kill. There's only an idea. Ideas are bulletproof.
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