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I think that's a huge theme in superhero books across the board: When you have this massive power, how do you use it responsibly? When do you intervene? Those are the big questions.

~G. Willow Wilson

Topics: Across Big Big Questions Board Books How Huge Intervene Massive Power Questions Responsibly Superhero Theme Think Those Use You I Think

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We don't want to create a literary ghetto in which black writers are only allowed to write black characters and women writers are put on 'girl books.'

~G. Willow Wilson

Topics: Allowed Black Books Characters Create Ghetto Girl Literary Only Put Want Which Women Women Writers Write Writers

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There is a certain danger in thinking about diversity in its own little box, as something that is somehow separate from 'normal' comic books and comics creators.

~G. Willow Wilson

Topics: About Books Box Certain Comic Comic Books Comics Creators Danger Diversity Little Normal Own Separate Somehow Something Thinking

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Ninety percent of the comic books I've written in the past had little or nothing to do with Islam.

~G. Willow Wilson

Topics: Books Comic Comic Books Had In The Past Islam Little Ninety Ninety Percent Nothing Past Percent Written

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Faulkner is a writer who has had much to do with my soul, but Hemingway is the one who had the most to do with my craft - not simply for his books, but for his astounding knowledge of the aspect of craftsmanship in the science of writing.

~Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Topics: Aspect Astounding Books Craft Craftsmanship Faulkner Had Hemingway His Knowledge Most Much My Soul Science Simply Soul Who Writer Writing

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The truth is that I know very few novelists who have been satisfied with the adaptation of their books for the screen.

~Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Topics: Adaptation Been Books Few Know Novelists Satisfied Screen Truth Truth Is Very Who

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I wish that the adults who are 'in power' cared more about what their children read. Books are incredibly powerful when we are young - the books I read as a child have stayed with me my entire life - and yet, the people who write about books, for the most part, completely ignore children's literature.

~Gabrielle Zevin

Topics: About Adult Books Cared Child Children Entire Entire Life Ignore Incredibly Life Literature Me More Most Part People Power Powerful Read Stayed Who Wish Write Young I Wish

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Writing blurbs for books means you have to read the book, and it cuts into the business of bookselling. So every time I get a blurb from a bookseller, I try to write a thank you note.

~Gabrielle Zevin

Topics: Book Books Business Cuts Every Every Time Get Means Note Read Thank Thank You Time Try Write Writing You

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I'm very privy to the way bookstores work, and I think a lot about the ecosystem that my books have been published in. I think it's great to be aware of how publishing works.

~Gabrielle Zevin

Topics: About Aware Been Books Bookstores Ecosystem Great How Lot Published Publishing Think Very Way Work Works I Think

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My grandparents used to bring me books every time they saw me.

~Gabrielle Zevin

Topics: Books Bring Every Every Time Grandparents Me Saw Time Used

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