Len Wein Quotes

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

  Len Wein

  Friendship, Best Friend, Patience

  "1001 Affirmations" - by Herbert P. Windschitl - Poetry, 2003.

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• Art is always in the eyes of the beholder. Only posterity has the right to point out our mistakes.

  Len Wein

  Art, Mistake, Eye

  Interview with Marv Wolfman, www.marvwolfman.com.

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• When I'm my own editor, there's very little difference between the first draft and the final. I write what feels right to begin with. I rarely make any major changes.

  Len Wein

  Writing, Differences, Editors

  "Speaking with...LEN WEIN". Interview with Marv Wolfman, www.marvwolfman.com.

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• I think jazz and comic books are probably the two uniquely American art forms.

  Len Wein

  Art, Book, Thinking

  Source: collider.com

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• It all depends on which side of the desk you're sitting on.

  Len Wein

  Office, Sides, Lenses

  "Speaking with...LEN WEIN". Interview with Marv Wolfman, www.marvwolfman.com.

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• I was a very sickly kid. While I was in the hospital at age 7, my Dad brought me a stack of comic books to keep me occupied. I was hooked.

  Len Wein

  Dad, Book, Kids

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• Never be embarrassed by the things you cannot do. Be embarrassed by the things you can do and don't do well.

  Len Wein

  Embarrassed, Wells, Can Do

  "Science Fictionisms". Book by William Rotsler, 1995.

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• These days, it seems that if you're not already in place, you can't get there from here.

  Len Wein

  Lenses, These Days, Seems

  "Speaking with...LEN WEIN PART ONE". Interview with Marv Wolfman, www.marvwolfman.com.

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• In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home.

  Len Wein

  Home, Ideas, Lenses

  "Speaking with...LEN WEIN". Interview with Marv Wolfman, www.marvwolfman.com.

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• A writer writes. Period. No matter if someone is buying your work or not.

  Len Wein

  Writing, Lenses, Matter

  "Speaking with...LEN WEIN". Interview with Marv Wolfman, www.marvwolfman.com.

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

  Len Wein

  Trying, Lenses, Rooms

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• I'm a neurotic New York Jew by birth. Creating characters is second nature to me.

  Len Wein

  Nature, New York, Character

  "Speaking with...LEN WEIN". Interview with Marv Wolfman, www.marvwolfman.com.

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

  Len Wein

  Titles, Lenses, Looks

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• I always wanted to fire rays out of my fingertips.

  Len Wein

  Fire, Rays, Lenses

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• I've always been the audience that I wanted to reach, so I write for myself.

  Len Wein

  Writing, Wanted, Audience

  Source: collider.com

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• I think every time you take a female character, a black character, a Hispanic character, a gay character, and make that the point of the character, you are minimalizing the character.

  Len Wein

  Character, Gay, Thinking

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• The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader?

  Len Wein

  Character, Humanity, Lenses

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• I realized the only thing I owed my audience was my own judgment and my own best effort.

  Len Wein

  Best Effort, Lenses, Judgment

  "Speaking with...LEN WEIN PART ONE". Interview with Marv Wolfman, www.marvwolfman.com.

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

  Len Wein

  Past, Thinking, Trying

  "Speaking with...LEN WEIN". Interview with Marv Wolfman, www.marvwolfman.com.

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

  Len Wein

  Character, Trying, Lenses

  "Speaking with...LEN WEIN". Interview with Marv Wolfman, www.marvwolfman.com.

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• There is an ancient legend which warns that, should we ever learn our true origin, our universe will instantly be destroyed.

  Len Wein

  Lenses, Legends, Ancient

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• I've had editors over the years who couldn't find a clue if it was stapled to their butt.

  Len Wein

  Years, Editors, Clue

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• When I submitted samples, I had only written stories to give myself something to draw. I was told, "The art is good, but not quite professional yet. But, I like the writing." I've been a writer for almost a half a century. It's very cool.

  Len Wein

  Art, Writing, Giving

  Source: collider.com

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• It's all about who's where on the food chain. When I'm the story editor, I expect my writers to follow my vision. When I'm working for another editor, I'm obliged to follow their vision.

  Len Wein

  Editors, Vision, Stories

  "Speaking with...LEN WEIN". Interview with Marv Wolfman, www.marvwolfman.com.

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• The villain is always more entertaining because he has fewer limitations. The hero is bound by honor, by justice and by the law, sometimes.

  Len Wein

  Hero, Law, Justice

  Source: collider.com

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