Dave Gibbons
Related Roschach's Journal: October 12th, 1985 ALAN MOORE KARIN SLAUGHTER Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI JOAN DIDION We can never make proper goodbyes. It was your last ride in a Checker cab and you had no warning. It... COLSON WHITEHEAD It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea. JUDE WATSON I was into Alan Moore and Frank Miller. I was a teenager when all those books where coming out for t... JANE GOLDMAN JOHN RIDLEY How lucky I am to have known somebody and something that saying goodbye to is so damned awful. EVANS G. VALENS I think graphic novels are closer to prose than film, which is a really different form. DENISE MINA A Ritual to Read to Each OtherWILLIAM STAFFORD I'm a severe graphic novels junkie. People ask me about it, and I say I like the graphic novels.... DAVE PIRNER NICHOLAS SPARKS STEPHEN CHBOSKY NICHOLAS SPARKS NICHOLAS SPARKS HARPER LEE HARPER LEE CHARLAINE HARRIS CHESTER BROWN Well, the medium of film is so different than a book that just by bringing it into visual storytelli... MELISSA ROSENBERG BRUCE COVILLE NICHOLAS SPARKS She filed the image away as an excellent and insulting question to ask the earl at an utterly inappr... GAIL CARRIGER DAVE EGGERS Interest in graphic novels has exploded, and for good reason ... A new generation of outstanding aut... MARK SIEGEL There are so many books I love for different reasons. For superhero stuff, I always go back to Alan ... JEFF LEMIRE STEPHEN FRY Graphic novels are not traditional literature, but that does not mean they are second-rate. Images a... MARJANE SATRAPI The market is still waiting for HSBC results, which will have a big impact on the direction of the m... ANDREW TO Property shares had a technical rebound, but interest rate concerns will still affect properties unt... ANDREW TO Bank of China's results were quite good; double-digit growth can be taken as good results for a bank... ANDREW TO The index tried to challenge 18,000 but failed, so that triggered profit taking. Tokyo's slide also ... ANDREW TO Trading seems to be focusing on selective counters because investors are cautious amid interest rate... ANDREW TO We're seeing a minor technical rebound after Wall Street rebounded from two days of losses. The key ... ANDREW TO Some investors have returned to pick up the stock at bargain prices. ANDREW TO I think the take-up for the placement is not too good and other property developers may be discourag... ANDREW TO We are afraid that our freedoms and liberties will be infringed in the future. ANDREW TO I think there was some minor selling pressure on telecom stocks as the market continued to see a wea... ANDREW TO LAILAH GIFTY AKITA I think people do sci-fi a huge disservice by lumping it as some sort of bizarre subculture genre wh... MARK SHEPPARD O, the sheer magnificence of words that come together like waves upon a beach, each telling its own ... JOHN M SHEEHAN BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA MARTIN FILLER Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is nev... A WALK TO REMEMBER C. JOYBELL C. CHLOE THURLOW People are so afraid to say the word 'comic'. It makes you think of a grown man with pimples... MARJANE SATRAPI BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA ALAN MOORE MARK HADDON CRAIG GROESCHEL American journalists tend to treat inequality as a fact of life. But it needn't be. ERIC ALTERMAN OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN STEVE CARELL HARPER LEE The role of the
Christian is to let other people know what Jesus has done, not to
think of themselve... LEWIS N. ROE Naturalistic atheism debunks itself. It
has no power to explain even some
of the most basic principl... LEWIS N. ROE It's important to understand that if
someone calls themselves a Christian, it does not automatically... LEWIS N. ROE A coin is examined, and only after careful deliberation, given to a beggar, whereas a child is flung... PETER WESSEL ZAPFFE CRAIG GROESCHEL Plunging in “truths” about God is like walking on the bottom of a sea that is not there, searchi... MARIANA FULGER I think that, for me, Superman just seemed to make a lot of sense to me. After doing 'Watchmen,&... ZACK SNYDER We're going to have to raise revenues in some form or fashion, and we're going to have to cu... DOUGLAS R. OBERHELMAN DEYTH BANGER PATRICK ROTHFUSS Not to disparage anything, but most vampire stories tend to be romance novels that are 'Twilight... MARK PELLEGRINO The difference between 'Watchmen' and a normal comic book is this: With 'Batman's Go... ZACK SNYDER As far back as history records people thinking, thinking people
have been befuddled by the mysteries... LEWIS N. ROE ROBERT FISK The scientific method gives us
information by testing and repeating observable things so that we
can... LEWIS N. ROE If I like a book, I tend to read the author's entire collection. But I choose mainly through per... RANDA ABDEL-FATTAH ALICE MUNRO Here's a list of some of the folks who have written Swamp Thing over the years: Alan Moore, Len ... CHARLES SOULE 'Confessions of a Video Vixen' is not a book about my encounters with celebrities, or anyone... KARRINE STEFFANS When you are true to yourself, you will find yourself more easily able to pursue the things that mat... ELIZABETH ALRAUNE DARREN ARONOFSKY LIBBA BRAY BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA HARUKI MURAKAMI ADRIANNE PALICKI I brought samples in, because I didn't have any comic book samples, and I brought all these illu... DAN DECARLO RICHARD DAWKINS TOM ROBBINS A teachable spirit and a humbleness to admit your ignorance or your mistake will save you a lot of p... RON CARPENTER JR. Food Allergies Are Not Due to Food, Rather Are Due to the Constant Contamination of That Food That Y... THEHEALTHFOODGURU In films of terror, it's often not about being graphic. Or if there is a graphic image, it's... CHARLES ROVEN ALEX GUARNASCHELLI ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH ERICA JONG CARL HIAASEN I'm a cartoonist. I write and draw comic books and graphic novels. I'm also a coder. GENE LUEN YANG KARA WALKER JAMES GRAY DEYTH BANGER BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA
More Dave Gibbons
With the 'Watchmen' comic, we attempted to tell it in an accessible way. I deliberately made... DAVE GIBBONS One of the attractions for me of having 'Watchmen' made into the first Motion Comic was just... DAVE GIBBONS One of the things you have to be able to do, as a comic strip artist, is to draw things repeatedly f... DAVE GIBBONS There are people who specialise in lettering, and I've had my hand lettering made into a digital... DAVE GIBBONS I'm known for being very enthusiastic about using technology. A lot of the attraction is the way... DAVE GIBBONS I think probably the first time I wanted to be an artist was when I was about six or seven years old... DAVE GIBBONS You eventually come to the conclusion that there's only so much you can do with these establishe... DAVE GIBBONS When I first came to New York City, what I was thrilled about was not the Empire State Building, or ... DAVE GIBBONS I don't think schooling of any sort really prepares you for real life. I don't know if art s... DAVE GIBBONS In comics, there are depths that don't reveal themselves immediately, and the stuff that you mig... DAVE GIBBONS I always start drawing any job by planning out to some degree the locales and trying to nail the cha... DAVE GIBBONS I think if you want to do a thing properly you have to take a lot of care. I've always found it&... DAVE GIBBONS I think the problem with the term graphic novel is it sounds pompous, it sounds pretentious, whereas... DAVE GIBBONS If you're using a computer as an artist and expressing your personal vision, I think your person... DAVE GIBBONS I really like it when you can step outside of what's come before and find a surprise for the rea... DAVE GIBBONS If you want to draw comics, you really have to love to draw, as you will be spending many hours sitt... DAVE GIBBONS I came to think that nobody from England could draw American comic books, because they were clearly ... DAVE GIBBONS When you're drawing something, you kind of run a movie in your head. You might close your eyes o... DAVE GIBBONS I've always felt that the comic strip medium stands equally beside all the other story telling m... DAVE GIBBONS Comics are a particularly esoteric field where you really learn how to do it, by doing it or by lear... DAVE GIBBONS I vividly remember my first 'Superman' comic, which my granddad bought me when I was about 7... DAVE GIBBONS I think readers are always patient. Look at the 'Harry Potter' series. Some have given up on... DAVE GIBBONS Comics is all about making it believable and helping people to get completely lost in a fictional wo... DAVE GIBBONS To my mind, the most successful and the best comic book illustrators are those who translate the rea... DAVE GIBBONS It is proportion that beautifies everything, the whole universe consists of it, and music is measure... ORLANDO GIBBONS The silver swan, who, living had no note, When death approached unlocked her silent throat. ORLANDO GIBBONS BILLY GIBBONS Let's get one thing straight: there's no such thing as the Bristol sound. BETH GIBBONS BILLY GIBBONS BILLY GIBBONS BILLY GIBBONS R.C. GIBBONS That man may last, but never lives,
Who much receives, but nothing gives;
Whom none can love, ... THOMAS GIBBONS Alzheimer's caregivers are heroes. LEEZA GIBBONS Caring for an Alzheimer's patient is a situation that can utterly consume the lives and well-bei... LEEZA GIBBONS I want to know how these very people who are against war because of loss of life can possibly be the... JIM GIBBONS I try to imagine how we would live if we didn't know we were going to die. Would we live our lives d... BETH GIBBONS I think that after a year of Portishead I've become a little more sober. BETH GIBBONS I still don't like doing interviews. I hardly do any... I hope this will be the last one for a long ... BETH GIBBONS I thought I had a clear picture of death, but now I know it's a mystery and it will always be a myst... BETH GIBBONS Let's get one thing straight: there's no such thing as the Bristol sound. BETH GIBBONS I've had a wordless phase, and that's still not entirely over: what I sing is not always literally m... BETH GIBBONS I wanted to do live things, needed an audience. Geoff was more of a studio-guy. A real programmer. S... BETH GIBBONS We're not Bon Jovi, you know. BETH GIBBONS I am a very sensitive person, very impulsive and emotional. BETH GIBBONS We're hearing stories. Our drivers are telling us they're seeing a lot of new faces. BETH GIBBONS We're really trying to get our screen-game going again. And Kevin is a big part of that. ANDY GIBBONS We decided that instead of focusing on St. Norbert, it was best that we focus on us. Focus on what w... ANDY GIBBONS We took a step forward in Week 1 (a 21-14 win over Lawrence). But last week we took a step back. ANDY GIBBONS We've got to go on the road and play what I'm sure will be a very motivated St. Norbert team. We're ... ANDY GIBBONS We have three freshmen kicking for us this year and all of them are going to do something. ANDY GIBBONS We want to continue what we did in the run game and get back to the Knox College-style of passing wh... ANDY GIBBONS As far as strength numbers go, it's the strongest team we've ever put on the field. ANDY GIBBONS Everything that we needed to go right since the end of 2004 has gone right. I could not be happier w... ANDY GIBBONS They guys are excited about it. It's like high school again. ANDY GIBBONS In 15 years with Knox football this is the first night game for me. I've asked everyone I can think ... ANDY GIBBONS BILLY GIBBONS BILLY GIBBONS While she lay there with these old worn thoughts coming obediently into her mind, called there by ha... STELLA GIBBONS That's all my grandfather was guilty of, fear, faith in his words, but that was a high crime in her ... KAYE GIBBONS It could be the best class since the Fab Five. BOB GIBBONS I've never seen him play, and I don't know anyone who has. In this day and age of information, who's... BOB GIBBONS He's reputed to be a top international player, and from what I've heard in college circles he's a pl... BOB GIBBONS I liked the kid. He was friendly in high school -- I'd see him at ABCD or Nike Camp. Then I heard he... BOB GIBBONS No question, the No. 1 overall player is Greg (Oden). BOB GIBBONS I would be shocked if he's not a great college player and a future NBA draft pick, BOB GIBBONS There's not this pressure on them of seeing Larry Bird or Isiah Thomas or Jerry West circle the cour... BOB GIBBONS I really like Andy Kennedy. He's a great guy, but he's going to have the tag of 'interim coach,' whi... BOB GIBBONS Safety is the foundation of our business. People rely on us to offer safe train and bus service to t... BOB GIBBONS He is an ideal player for Richmond. He's a good high-low post player who can shoot from 3-point rang... BOB GIBBONS BILLY GIBBONS BILLY GIBBONS BILLY GIBBONS BILLY GIBBONS BILLY GIBBONS BILLY GIBBONS BILLY GIBBONS BILLY GIBBONS I was looking forward to competing against her for years to come. She really was a rising star. BILL GIBBONS I have that vision in my head of her being hoisted up by the cadets, just so happy. That's a night w... BILL GIBBONS I'm just taken aback. What a shock. Maggie is in my thoughts and prayers and I hope she gets better.... BILL GIBBONS We have to keep stealing some on the road and we'll be OK in the second half. BILL GIBBONS I thought they played very well and rebounding was the story. They were beating us to loose balls an... BILL GIBBONS I thought that run in the second half that Maine made was the key - where they really rebounded it a... BILL GIBBONS You just hope to slow them down. Watching their first-half run, it almost gives you a helpless feeli... BILL GIBBONS Phoenix is honored to be the newest member of the Glen Raven team. BILL GIBBONS BILLY GIBBONS I am no longer a curmudgeon.
I am a curmudgeon emeritus. JAMES GIBBONS I've seen the power of Life Coaching firsthand and I know how beneficial it can be. LEEZA GIBBONS He finds his groove -- finds his rhythm a little bit. Naturally, when a guy's struggling, he starts ... JOHN GIBBONS Something nasty in the woodshed. STELLA GIBBONS Anybody who's serious about their passion in life gets doors slammed in their face, literally an... LEEZA GIBBONS Look at the movie 'Wag the Dog.' I think this has all the elements of that movie. Our reaction to th... JIM GIBBONS If somebody takes the bull by the horns, it makes sense to keep the hot hand out there. We'll see. I... JOHN GIBBONS We've gotten more calls about the Babe now than ever. MIKE GIBBONS We are certainly encouraged by the [state's] interest in the long-term leasing of the dairy farm. ROD GIBBONS We didn't believe the imposition of a liquor license suspension was commensurate with the offense. W... JOHN GIBBONS We need him happy. He's the team leader. I'm hoping he was frustrated or it was taken out of context... JAY GIBBONS He went to get an MRI and check it out. It could be his forearm, and it could be his elbow. We don't... JOHN GIBBONS It's a win. Does it matter how it's played? ... There were a couple [bad] plays defensively, but we'... JOHN GIBBONS He's felt it for a couple weeks. We're just going to nip it in the [bud] now. It's bothered him slig... JOHN GIBBONS To pay out millions upon millions of dollars in bonuses for incomplete work, poor performance, and u... JIM GIBBONS Towers and McClung pitched great, ... (Towers) has been on a roll and (McClung) can overpower you wi... JOHN GIBBONS I tell you, he is a heck of a player. We were hoping he was going to fling that ball into the stands... JOHN GIBBONS Any time you lose a Gold Glove, that's a hit. But that allowed us to make that trade. We saw Hill pl... JOHN GIBBONS He's pitched three days in a row so he won't be in there. JOHN GIBBONS There's no question he's been through some tough times lately. But everybody has a little [slump]. I... JOHN GIBBONS You watch Ortiz over the last few years, there's not a more clutch player out there. And you can't w... JOHN GIBBONS Gus battled through it. I think he'd rather pitch in a tight game. He doesn't like the comfortable l... JOHN GIBBONS We worked on our patience, toughness and teamwork. Before the game, I told the team to just play the... TERRY GIBBONS He's off to a good start, but he's getting caught up in good starts by all of them. Good starts are ... JOHN GIBBONS They've got a left-hander going and he's caught Bush very well, they've worked together very well th... JOHN GIBBONS Hopefully, someone who was in that vehicle will come forward and say what happened. Everybody loves ... NICOLE GIBBONS He belongs here. He's paid his dues. He deserves it. JOHN GIBBONS All indications from the MRI are that it's nothing serious. You've got to let it calm down. He had t... JOHN GIBBONS You feel the music needs something but you don't know what. So you start searching, fitting, measuri... BETH GIBBONS He's so locked in, but he's worked at it. He was a perennial slow starter until this year. All that ... JOHN GIBBONS I envision my mind as a plot of grass full of sheep surrounded by a perimeter of electric fence. If ... BRITTANY GIBBONS Doubling it is good. I think 10 is a little light. Ten you can get away with as a team. You can do w... JAY GIBBONS I'm giving life lessons and tips on how to take care of your emotional heart, because heart dise... LEEZA GIBBONS I might be confused sometimes in my head but it is not something you need to talk about. Before you ... KAYE GIBBONS BILLY GIBBONS At this stage of the game we've got come out of it over .500, no question, ... Boston's rolling, the... JOHN GIBBONS He's our closer. He's a big part of our team. You win together, you lose together. JOHN GIBBONS It's a big day for him. I saw him yesterday and wished him luck and told him to have fun out there. ... JOHN GIBBONS Towers and McClung pitched great. (Towers) has been on a roll and (McClung) can overpower you with h... JOHN GIBBONS The music comes first. When Geoff has made something the inspiration comes automatically. His music ... BETH GIBBONS All of those stories about my interview-fear date from the beginning of the band. At the time of our... BETH GIBBONS There's not only emotion in the way you sing but also in what you sing. That way I can compensate it... BETH GIBBONS I don't think it is anything serious. He went back to Toronto with tenderness in his forearm. It sho... JOHN GIBBONS He was outstanding. I still don't know why the Mets got rid of him. JOHN GIBBONS We want to create a new image for Marshfield Super Speedway, and by joining ASA it is a first step i... TOMMY GIBBONS It's relatively affluent, and the affluence is rising faster than in the country as a whole. DALE GIBBONS He's good. He's got a good arm, and he's got that funky fastball. JOHN GIBBONS It was a little bit of a sloppy game. JOHN GIBBONS No, I've heard of that but no, I wouldn't want to make a mockery of this, JOHN GIBBONS They recruit their managers from the factory floor; we get ours out of law schools. JOHN GIBBONS He's pitched so good lately and he hasn't had much to show for it. JOHN GIBBONS There was no reason at all to toss me, JOHN GIBBONS There was no reason at all to toss me. Everyone thought the ball hit the dirt. I guess he thought I ... JOHN GIBBONS I think he may be a little tired. This is his first year doing it and what's affecting him now is hi... JOHN GIBBONS There's no romantic Seattle or Manchester-like offensive of musical solidarity feeling in Bristol. BETH GIBBONS Well, I'll tell you, about a year ago in November the National Zoo had its first litter of cheetah c... JOHN GIBBONS I am humbled and grateful for the four years the people of the state of Nevada have given me as gove... JIM GIBBONS BILLY GIBBONS Leaders need to sacrifice "power-over" to get "power-to". PAUL GIBBONS I expect his command to be a little bit better. I talked to a couple pitching coaches that I ran int... JOHN GIBBONS Personally, I think he has the coaching ability. A lot of it will depend on his staff. He'll need to... BOB GIBBONS He played in my Memorial Day Tournament of Champions. He was, by far, the most advanced ninth-grader... BOB GIBBONS He's a good hitter, and he's having a tremendous September. He could arguably be the Rookie of the Y... JOHN GIBBONS He'll stay down here and catch in extended. JOHN GIBBONS Folks do not want to see a body disappear before their very eyes. Not me at least. KAYE GIBBONS Nobody expected him to be here when he came up, but I think it's done wonders for him. [But] I don't... JOHN GIBBONS 21st century leaders will be growers, not knowers. PAUL GIBBONS Although science is not easy in complex human systems, we cannot afford to throw our hands in the ai... PAUL GIBBONS Use of analytics is accelerating, and that means more data-drivenPAUL GIBBONS There was nothing scientific about Scientific Management (Taylorism), and neither was it good manage... PAUL GIBBONS Behaviorism was a busted flush, but neo-behaviorist theories, especially choice architecture, achiev... PAUL GIBBONS Mindfulness promises a great number of desirable benefits, and is based on much more solid research ... PAUL GIBBONS The psychological theories that inform day-to-day business practices are comprised mostly of folk-ps... PAUL GIBBONS Many of the cataclysmic leadership failures were failures of rationality. The pendulum of leadership... PAUL GIBBONS The most damaging cognitive bias is overconfidence (illusory superiority), making leaders use their ... PAUL GIBBONS Resistance to change should be a thing of the past if we could develop growth mindsets and create or... PAUL GIBBONS Don't let Deepak Chopra manage your change program. PAUL GIBBONS We have minds that are equipped for certainty, linearity and short-term decisions, that must instead... PAUL GIBBONS He's really confident when he pitches against them. When he's on, he's awful tough. JOHN GIBBONS He got the number of pitches he needed. He didn't look bad. That one inning, he was scattering a lit... JOHN GIBBONS Look at the last two years. He had that collapsed lung twice, and then he broke his hand at the begi... JOHN GIBBONS Have you ever felt like you could cry because you know you just heard the most important thing anybo... KAYE GIBBONS We're in good shape because our offence has been very good at this point. JOHN GIBBONS It didn't start out good, that's for sure. We've been swinging good and we like our offence. When yo... JOHN GIBBONS We gave them some extra outs and it took our offence a while to get going. But for the most part our... JOHN GIBBONS You win together you lose together ... That offence has carried this pitching many times this year. JOHN GIBBONS On some of the penalties we've been taking lately, it doesn't matter who's in the lineup and who's n... RYAN GIBBONS . . . What a pleasant life could be had in this world by a handsome, sensible old lady of good fortu... STELLA GIBBONS He's a big part of our team. We win together, we lose together. Yes, he's still the closer. JOHN GIBBONS He changed his stance a little bit. He's a little more spread out, a little more crouched -- in a st... JOHN GIBBONS If he drives in 60, that would be fine. He's got the knack too for some clutch hits because he puts ... JOHN GIBBONS We were raving about him two months ago. JOHN GIBBONS I think (sending McGowan to Triple-A) would do him good because of the way the bullpen is stacked up... JOHN GIBBONS These guys [the White Sox] I think are better because they've got [designated hitter Jim] Thome now.... JOHN GIBBONS We've been swinging. We like the way our offence is built. JOHN GIBBONS What a difference offence makes. That didn't start out too well, down 4-0. If we didn't have offence... JOHN GIBBONS We're excited to again be working with the Petty organization and thrilled to be a part of a year th... TOM GIBBONS Graceless, Pointless, Feckless and Aimless waited their turn to be milked. STELLA GIBBONS One of the things that Sara Jane was asked in court yesterday by Deputy District Attorney Eleanor Hu... SANDI GIBBONS Alex made some adjustments to his stance. I just see him better than I've ever seen him. He's more a... JOHN GIBBONS Green fingers was the country name for time, patience and love working together. STELLA GIBBONS Miller had gone off on some affairs of his own, as he always did when the routine at Bryant’s was ... STELLA GIBBONS Miller had gone off on some affairs of his own, as he always did when the routine at Bryant’s was ... STELLA GIBBONS You never really know what to expect. He did OK. He was overthrowing, but that's [something] to be e... JOHN GIBBONS Roy has missed nine starts so far. You figure he's good for at least four wins. Where are we with fo... JOHN GIBBONS Bookshelves stood against the four walls. They were shapely and well made, but were all second-hand;... STELLA GIBBONS Personally, I don't see him making that start. He has to come out and throw in the 'pen but whether ... JOHN GIBBONS BILLY GIBBONS It's just one of those feel-good stories, singing the national anthem at the Oriole game. JAY GIBBONS We played a good ballgame. We scratched a couple runs and caught the big break. JOHN GIBBONS We don't want to throw him out there just for the sake of throwing him out there. JOHN GIBBONS His young man's limbs, sleek in their dark male pride, seemed to disdain the covering offered them b... STELLA GIBBONS He's using the whole field. Last year he was primarily pull -- when he did things he was pulling the... JOHN GIBBONS
Roschach's Journal: October 12th, 1985
Graphic novels let you take risks that just wouldn't fly in the conventional book form. 
Anyone who sets foot into the 'Watchmen' universe and isn't just a little nervous should... 
All I ever did to that apartment was hang fifty yards of yellow theatrical silk across the bedroom w... 
There are some individuals who look at graphic novels as 'canon,' and they cannot change in ... 
Eventually I came across another passage. This is what it said:
To kill a mockingbird. If you haven't read it, I think you should because it is very interesting. 
I will never forget the vision of Jamie walking towards me. 
You don't have to learn much out of books, it's like if you want to learn about cows, you go milk on... 
You can't really get to know a person until you get in their shoes and walk around in them. 
I certainly think we're going to see more and more graphic novels and more illustrated novels. 
Alan Moore does have a sheen of class. He's a smart guy, and I'm sure there was a metaphoric... 
I tend to be more of a novel writer. In fact, some of my novels started out as short stories, and I ... 
Lᴏᴠᴇ ɪs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅ ... Yᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇ ɪᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏ... 
To me any given story has its appropriate form. There might be some story I get involved with that&#... 
Personally, I'd never seen a graphic novel. I knew they existed because friends of mine like Jon... 
Each day I will accomplish one thing on my to do list. 
The internet is killing the art of writing. The big "publish" button begs you to publish even before... 
Considering my specialization in architecture, I'm not surprised that the first graphic novel to... 
I am often asked how it is that I am able to value people to such a deep degree. Apparently, I exhib... 
Some people never take a chance and never know what it's like to live life to the full. 
Please! Don't all leave. Somebody has to do it, don't you see? Somebody has to save the world... 
As to the number of novels I've abandoned... I shudder to think. I have thrown away five complet... 
I'm asking God to bless you with something that unsettles you, disturbs you, and upsets you. 
The 'Great Walk to Beijing' was a fundraiser for my cancer center. It was a three-week trek ... 
You're doing your kids a disservice if they do get everything they want because that's not t... 
In order to honor God with your wealth, you first have to admit that you are rich. Most people won't... 
Stairs to climb are difficult it takes time and effort and going down is easies job... what do I mea... 
I'm obsessive. That's the word for me. I obsess - perhaps to the point where it's modera... 
U.S. journalists I don't think are very courageous. They tend to go along with the government... 
I seem to turn out stories that violate the discipline of the short story form and don't obey th... 
Comic books and graphic novels are a great medium. It's incredibly underused. 
You know that moment in 'The Matrix' when Neo takes the red pill and is plunged into the rea... 
I am not a supporter of burning books; but like poison, some books should be kept away from simple m... 
Some people think literature is high culture and that it should only have a small readership. I don&... 
Alan Moore's writing is almost novelistic. It's very intricate and wordy and smart. 
I like to think 'The God Delusion' is a humorous book. I think, actually, it's full of l... 
I would only read the novels that people classify as 'beach books' if I were being held pris... 
I know that some people use lavender, incense, and cake as sedatives, but for me, a 'nose bath&#... 
I have a dream, I have a vision, I have a mission, I have to do something, I will do this at this ti... 
I'm interested in what happens to people when they get into that publicity machine. We tend to t... 
The Florida in my novels is not as seedy as the real Florida. It's hard to stay ahead of the cur... 
I really love to make sweeping historical gestures that are like little illustrations of novels. 
The word 'operatic' is often misused to mean over the top, where someone is over-emoting. An... 
Every book is worth reading. If it cannot make you wiser it will make you a critic 
Well, everybody faces the fact there really aren't many records stores around to just go and bro... 
The blues is a mighty long road. Or it could be a river, one that twists and turns and flows into a ... 
Sounds like the blues are composed of feeling, finesse, and fear. 
I long for the solitude 