Noise is relative to the silence preceeding it. The more absolute the hush, the more shocking the thunderclap. Our masters have not heard the peoples voice for generations, Evey and it is much, much louder than they care to remember.

I didn't put you in a prison, Evey. I just showed you the bars.

Art is, like magic, the science of manipulating symbols, words or images to achieve changes in consciousness

The only real reason that I'd have for working for Hollywood is the fantastic amounts of money involved, and that isn't enough of an incentive to really give up the degree of control that I have over my work at the moment with comics. I suppose that's probably why I don't have any designs on being a screenwriter.

There's a widespread cultural barrenness across art and political culture. But there are some pockets of resistance on the extreme margins, like the techno-savvy protest movements, small press, the creator-owned comics, that seem to be getting some signs of hope for the future.

A world grows up around me. Am I shaping it, or do its predetermined contours guide my hand?

The magician to some degree is trying to drive him or herself mad in a controlled setting, within controlled laws.