"One of the things that kept most comics from being monthly was that very few artists could produce 24 pages per month. Jack Kirby was very much the exception to the rule, but his towering presence at Marvel started to dictate the whole shape of the industry - and that's where problems set in!"

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Source : "Back when they were fans". The John Byrne Forum, www.byrnerobotics.com. July 3, 2008.

John Byrne

#Artist Quotes #Exception To The Rule Quotes #Shapes Quotes

“Do not ask directions from the people around you. Ask directions from the person who called you.”
“I can be quite serious sometimes so laughing is key.”

Source : Interview with Ryan Porter, www.flare.com. January 31, 2012.
“There may be guilt when there is too much virtue.”
“Just as the pure crystal takes color from the object which is nearest to it, so the mind, when it is cleared of thought-waves, achieves sameness or identity with the object of its concentration.”
“Despite how difficult and hopeless it was at times, my experiences have shaped me for the better in many ways. It ultimately taught me empathy and invaluable lessons only learned through adversity.”

Source : Source: www.harpersbazaar.com
“Suits obviously had helped to promote bad government and he was as guilty as anyone for wearing them so steadfastly for twenty years. Of late he had become frightened of the government for the first time in his life, the way the structure of democracy had begun debasing people rather than enlivening them in their mutual concern. The structure was no longer concerned with the purpose for which it was designed, and a small part of the cause, Nordstrom thought, was probably that all politicians and bureaucrats wore suits.”
“I'm a promoter of the people for the people and by the people and my magic lies in my people ties.”

Source : "The Daily Show". www.imdb.com. 1996.
“Fashion will last forever. It will exist always. It will exist in its own way in each era. I live in the moment. It's interesting to know the old methods. But you have to live in the present moment.”

Source : Lauren Myracle (2009). “Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks”, p.153, Penguin

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