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I think that we need mythology. We need a bedrock of story and legend in order to live our lives coherently.

~Alan Moore

Topics: Bedrock Legend Live Lives Mythology Need Order Our Our Lives Story Think I Think

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In the human mind, the number of possible connections that can be made between neurons greatly exceeds the number of atoms in the universe.

~Alan Moore

Topics: Atoms Between Connections Greatly Human Human Mind Made Mind Neurons Number Possible Universe

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The roots of the word 'anarchy' are 'an archos,' 'no leaders,' which is not really about the kind of chaos that most people imagine when the word 'anarchy' is mentioned. I think that anarchy is, to the contrary, about taking personal responsibility for yourself.

~Alan Moore

Topics: About Anarchy Chaos Contrary Imagine Kind Leaders Mentioned Most People Personal Personal Responsibility Really Responsibility Roots Taking Think Which Word Yourself I Think

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If 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 Moore

Topics: Astonish Clout Cost Cry Day Emotional Give Give Me Good Good Day Having Laugh Make Me Much Perhaps Readers Scene Some Them Typewriter Will Write You I Can

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Life is a lot more interesting if you are interested in the people and the places around you. So, illuminate your little patch of ground, the people that you know, the things that you want to commemorate. Light them up with your art, with your music, with your writing, with whatever it is that you do.

~Alan Moore

Topics: Around Art Commemorate Ground Illuminate Interested Interesting Know Life Life Is A Light Little Lot More Music Patch People Places Them Things Up Want Whatever Writing You Your

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I don't think you can separate a place from its history. I think a place is much more than the bricks and mortar that go into its construction. I think it's more than the accidental topography of the ground it stands on.

~Alan Moore

Topics: Accidental Bricks Construction Go Ground History More Much Place Separate Stands Than Think You I Think

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If you're functional, it doesn't matter if you're mad.

~Alan Moore

Topics: Functional Mad Matter You

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It may be true that the only reason the comic book industry now exists is for this purpose, to create characters for movies, board games and other types of merchandise.

~Alan Moore

Topics: Be True Board Book Characters Comic Comic Book Create Exists Games Industry May Merchandise Movies Now Only Other Purpose Reason True Types

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If the audience knew what they wanted then they wouldn't be the audience, they would be the artist.

~Alan Moore

Topics: Artist Audience Knew Then Wanted Would

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There's a widespread cultural barrenness across art and political culture. But there are some pockets of resistance on the extreme margins, like the techno-savvy protest movements, small press, the creator-owned comics, that seem to be getting some signs of hope for the future.

~Alan Moore

Topics: Across Art Comics Cultural Culture Extreme Future Getting Hope Like Margins Movements Pockets Political Press Protest Resistance Seem Signs Small Some Widespread

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Writer

Born: November 18th, 1953

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