What a terrible thing life can be.

It's terrible to have to depend on someone else.

The key to a happy life is to have accomplishments to be proud of and purpose to look forward to, and at the moment I had both. How wonderful it was to be me.

Marvel Comics has always been a place where I felt at home. It has been a very important part of my life and has always been a wellspring of creative and relevant ideas.

My father was one of the first six guys ashore on Iwo Jima. He's 86 years old now, and every single night of his life, he has nightmares, and he wakes yelling.

I find others, those who prey on the innocent and do not play by the rules, and I make them go away in small, carefully wrapped pieces.