The magician to some degree is trying to drive him or herself mad in a controlled setting, within controlled laws.
Alan MooreIf you give me a typewriter and I'm having a good day, I can write a scene that will astonish its readers. That will perhaps make them laugh, perhaps make them cry - that will have some emotional clout to it. It doesn't cost much to do that.
Alan MooreWho imprisoned me here? Who keeps me here? Who can release me? Who's controlling and constraining my life except...me?
Alan MooreMaterial existence is entirely founded on a phantom realm of mind, whose nature and geography are unexplored.
Alan MooreThe things we do without the fear of failure and the desire for success are the purest acts we'll ever do
Alan MooreI donโt think people realise how vital libraries are or what a colossal danger it would be if we were to lose any more. Having had a truncated school life myself, all of my education from the age of 17 has been self-taught. I wouldnโt be the person I am today if it wasnโt for the opportunities the library gave me.
Alan Moore