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I try to find what makes even the worst, most despicable character sympathetic at his or her core. ↗

— Len Wein

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The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader? ↗

— Len Wein

#basic #bottom #bottom line #character #how

What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the visceral effect it has. ↗

— Len Wein

#effect #how #makes #manages #reader

When I'm my own editor, there's very little difference between the first draft and the final. I write what feels right to begin with. I rarely make any major changes. ↗

— Len Wein

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You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the basic rules of what makes a story - a beginning, a middle, and an end. ↗

— Len Wein

#beginning #different #dozen #end #makes

An essential idea is that if you give to some person or endeavor in life, you will make that more important. ↗

— George Weinberg

#essential #give #idea #important #life

For the fifth year in a row, the Bush budget cuts city core services to pay for wealthy tax breaks. And once again, the mayor's requests were not funded. ↗

— Anthony Weiner

#breaks #budget #budget cuts #bush #city

Do you know what the overhead is of the Medicare system? One-point-zero-five percent. Do you know what - private insurance is 30 percent in overhead and profits? Given a choice how I'm going to improve health care, I'm going to take it away from private insurance profits and overhead. Wouldn't you? ↗

— Anthony Weiner

#care #choice #do you know #given #going

I am here today to again apologize for the personal mistakes I have made and the embarrassment I have caused. I make this apology to my neighbors and my constituents, but I make it particularly to my wife, Huma. ↗

— Anthony Weiner

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I have made terrible mistakes that have hurt the people that I cared about the most, and I am terribly sorry. I am deeply ashamed of my terrible judgment and my actions. ↗

— Anthony Weiner

#actions #am #ashamed #cared #deeply