Alan Moore, Watchmen
“Stood in firelight, sweltering. Bloodstain on chest like map of violent new continent. Felt cleansed. Felt dark planet turn und…
“Stood in firelight, sweltering. Bloodstain on chest like map of violent new continent. Felt cleansed. Felt dark planet turn und…
“It is not seen as insane when a fighter, under an attack that will inevitable lead to his death, chooses to take his own life f…
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger …
“War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sha…
“There was a clatter as the basilisk fangs cascaded out of Hermione's arms. Running at Ron, she flung them around his neck and k…
I no longer believed in the idea of soul mates, or love at first sight. But I was beginning to believe that a very few times in yo…
“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consisten…
“Be careful not to mistake insecurity and inadequacy for humility! Humility has nothing to do with the insecure and inadequate! …
“There are lots of great ideas in my book, but as a cohesive unit, my book is only held together with glue at the spine. Or i…
“Few individuals significantly alter the course of history. Fewer still modify the map of the world. Hardly anyone can be credit…