Were there stories I wrote along the way that were terrible clinkers? God, yes. But they were all a product of their time, and I did the best I could.

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.

Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look on a title.

I would like immortality.

The most unrealistic thing I've ever read in comics is when some group of characters calls themselves the Brotherhood of Evil or the Masters of Evil. I don't believe any character believes their goals to be truly evil.

These days, it seems that if you're not already in place, you can't get there from here.

Lord of the Rings, I think, is far and away the most brilliantly done stuff.