Everyone loves characters that are relatable or who have unique quirks or tragic flaws.

When I drew Captain America in 'The Ultimates, ' I hated my Cap, even though some people are like, 'Man, your Cap's cool!' and they made statues out of it.

Always look into the future when deciding how to use your time in the present.

Human behavior is incredibly pliable, plastic.

I like listening to the whole song. Like my father says, "If you can't pick the whole song, then why are you playing it?"

I'm a very independent woman.

Pie throwing is kind of a lost art, and although it may be a rather rudimentary, burlesque humor, there's something inherently funny about taking a pie in the face, under the right conditions.

Live through it," Call said. "That's all we can do.

The fool is disturbed not when they tell him that his ideas are false, but when they suggest that they have gone out of style.

[Wellesley College] is about as meaningful to the educational process in America as a perfume factory is to the national economy.

Ah. My story. Are you certain you wish to hear it? It is long, unlikely, and remarkably unedifying -- shameful, even, to come from a minister's lips. Blasphemous, too, properly regarded.

An SF author who reads only SF will have little new to contribute, but someone with a broader experience will bring more to the table.