No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.

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.

The whole point of having great characters is the opportunity to explore them more deeply with time, re-interpreting them for each new age.

The universe considers me its personal cat toy.

On a certain level, I don't think there is an answer to what the American way is, because it is constantly being re-defined. It's also been exploited and capitalized upon and politicized by one side or the other to the point that a certain degree of cynicism has attached itself to that term.

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.

The quality of our thoughts is bordered on all sides by our facility with language.