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

I'm very distanced from the comics industry. I love the comics medium, but I have no time for the industry.

How can two people hate so much without knowing each other?

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

If we can come up with all sorts of imaginative ways in which people die, then I really don't see what the problem is with coming up with imaginative ways in which people can procreate.

Knowledge, like air, is vital to life. Like air, no one should be denied it.

Heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor...I am Pagliacci.