"When you're free of editorial control, you owe it to yourself to obtain feedback from friends and readers. Some take those criticisms to heart and incorporate it into their work, and some ignore them."

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Source : "Mr. Comics Talks Comics". Wired News Interview, www.wired.com. July 21, 2006.

Scott McCloud

#Heart Quotes #Criticism Quotes #Feedback Quotes

“It's become normal for me to walk on set as Popeye, Frankenstein or an Elf or even a chicken.”
“I try to imitate on the piano the leaps in space a dancer makes.”

Source : "Innovation, improvisation". Interview with Miya Masaoka, www.miyamasaoka.com. October 25, 2000.
“At the time, sword and sorcery stories were quite popular. There were female warriors waving swords around as well, but the genre is populated entirely with people who have absolutely no responsibility to anyone, so I knew my story would have to be completely different from any of these.”
“True nobility isn't about being better than anyone else; it's about being better than you used to be.”

Source : Portia de Rossi (2011). “Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain”, p.305, Simon and Schuster
“...how much needless despair has been caused by a series of biological mismatches, a misalignment of the hormones and pheromones? Resulting in the fact that the one you love so passionately won't or can't love you. As a species we're pathetic that way: imperfectly monogamous.”
“True refuge is that which allows us to be at home, at peace, to discover true happiness. The only thing that can give us true refuge is the awareness and love that is intrinsic to who we are. Ultimately, its our own true nature.”
“There is no bravery in evil, no true courage in behavior that can only result in deep disappointment.”
“Tomorrow is another day, we rather hope it will be better but better it won't be unless self-foibles are examined.”

Source : Barbara Oakley (2010). “Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed, and My Sister Stole My Mother's Boyfri end”, p.140, Prometheus Books

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