1. "I know this because the worst has happened. The thing I can’t live with… has happened. And for all our back and forth— and all the things we’ve said and done to each other… there’s one thing that I’ll never be able to tell anyone now… The one thing! The one thing I should have told you. But now I can’t… It wasn't worth it."
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Quote by Brian Michael Bendis
2. "The trick is not caring what EVERYBODY thinks of you and just caring about what the RIGHT people think of you."
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Quote by Brian Michael Bendis
3. "See that? A guy can't jump around in his underwear and make a spectacle of himself without the ladies acting like he's some kind of guy running around in his underwear making a spectacle of himself."
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Quote by Brian Michael Bendis
4. "A man once said, There are only two questions man can ask himself that mean anything. Why did God create the world? And what do I do next? ..."
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Brian Michael Bendis, Ultimate X-Men
5. "I want to know what the hell made you think this was your job to do? Who made YOU the moral compass of us? How could you lay down with the people you’ve laid down with?? Tell me, 'Director Stark', was it worth it?? Was it WORTH it?! TELL ME!"
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Brian Michael Bendis, Civil War: Confession
6. "IRVING: Flowery prose. Verbosity. Some folks think they’re Neil Gaiman, and have ambitions of their scripts being reprinted for their adoring fans to pore over, when in reality, scripts are working documents designed to provide the narrative framework for their collaborators to decorate and embellish with imagery."
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Brian Michael Bendis, Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels
7. "While talent will certainly open the door for you, it’s about failing and knowing how to do so properly."
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Brian Michael Bendis, Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels
8. "If you’re not falling, you’re not really trying hard enough. JOE QUESADA Joe Quesada is an award-winning comics creator and the chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment, who served as editor-in chief of Marvel for over a decade."
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Brian Michael Bendis, Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels
9. "If you try to be everything to everybody, you will end up being nothing to no one. If you write something you think people will want just to be the person who gives them things they want, you will always fail. Let’s say that everyone loves blue this year—blue is all the rage. So you sit down and write something blue. Well, by the time you get your blue out for people to see, people will have moved on to pink and won’t want blue anymore. Now you’re stuck with this blue thing that no one wants, including you."
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Brian Michael Bendis, Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels
10. "Success is a fickle mistress. If you go chasing her, she will ignore you. If you leave her alone and just go about your business, she might come looking for you."
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Brian Michael Bendis, Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels