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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

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

— Len Wein

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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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When someone writes to tell me something I've written made them laugh or cry, I've done my job and done it well. The rest is all semantics. ↗

— 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

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Interestingly, the best way to promote intimacy is to demand it. ↗

— George Weinberg

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All love is original, no matter how many other people have loved before. ↗

— George Weinberg

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

— George Weinberg

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I felt like an apostle of the obvious and people imagined that I was doing something daring. ↗

— George Weinberg

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