"I've always thought of myself as an..." - Quote by Len Wein

“I've always been the audience that I wanted to reach, so I write for myself.”

“If a story isn't working, I'm simply unable to finish it. That's what usually tells me something is wrong.”

“Never be embarrassed by the things you cannot do. Be embarrassed by the things you can do and don't do well.”

“Paper has more patience than people.”

“You can make anything by writing.”

“How can he [today's writer] be honored, when he does not honor himself; when he loses himself in the crowd; when he is no longer the lawgiver, but the sycophant, ducking to the giddy opinion of a reckless public.”

“Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.”

“Leave to the masters of art trained by a lifetime of devotion the wonderful process of picture-building and picture creation. Go out into the sunlight and be happy with what you see.”

“For an artist to marry his model is as fatal as for a gourmet to marry his cook: the one gets no sittings, and the other gets no dinners.”