#the real

The comics I read as a kid were all about guys in tights. But here was a guy who wore a fedora. He fought crime like they did in Marvel and DC, but he did it in the real world. I had just turned 12 when I met the Spirit and it was a strange coincidence. At the same time I discovered girls I fell out of love with guys in tights. ↗

— Frank Miller

#coincidence #comics #crime #dc #did

I get bitter, angry and disbelieving and I tell my kids there a lot of idiots out there. I also want them to know that being successful is not the real world - that their parents get treated better because they're on TV. ↗

— Al Roker

#angry #because #being #better #bitter

When you start to doubt yourself the real world will eat you alive. ↗

— Henry Rollins

#doubt #eat #real #real world #start

I write 'by the seat of my pants.' I love to do research. I am inspired by contemporary writers and contemporary events. I live in the real world. ↗

— Iris Johansen

#contemporary #events #i #i am #i love

My husband is someone who's in the real world. It's a big help that I don't have both feet in Hollywood. ↗

— Jeri Ryan

#both #feet #help #hollywood #husband

In government-directed economies, the collective takes priority over the individual. The moral ideal is equal results. That approach could not be further removed from the real world. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#collective #could #economies #equal #further

I feel that good fantasy will always be in demand. I think children especially need literature that helps them escape from the real world, which is very scary to them right now. ↗

— R. L. Stine

#children #demand #escape #especially #fantasy

It was nice to make things right, and I went to prom and actually had a good time in the TV world - the real world wasn't so much fun. ↗

— Nicholas Brendon

#fun #good #good time #had #i

Living most of the time in a world created mostly in one's head, does not make for an easy passage in the real world. ↗

— Sydney Brenner

#does #easy #head #living #make

In the real world, children love me. ↗

— Jackie Chan

#love #love me #me #real #real world