People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives.

Did Alan Moore get screwed on his contract? Of course. Lots of people get screwed, but we still have Spider-Man and lots of other heroes.

They told us not to wish in the first place, not to aspire, not to try; to be quiet, to play nice, to shoot low and aspire not at all. They are always wrong. Follow your dreams. Make your wishes. Create the future. And above all, believe in yourself.

You can't always relate to the big action things, but you can relate to small moments.

I've written for every medium except poetry, at which I suck.

Coming from TV and film, rule number one is that you always service the main character first and foremost. If that's not working, you've got nothing.

Writing is the process of asking the next logical question.