Duane Swierczynski Quotes

#1. The noir universe hates do-gooders so it tries to pound them and punish them.

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#2. The Other Him gave a creepy look that bordered on pity. Oh, you poor baby. Which was surreel. Was that what Hradie looked like when he was trying to look sympathetic? No wonder everybody seemed to want to punch him in the face.

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#3. Novels are a marathon, while comic scripts are a sprint.

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#4. I read like fiends smoke crack

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#5. With novels, you're sitting at a desk, alone, going slightly crazy, for anywhere from six months to a year with zero feedback.

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#6. Comic scripts are full-on collaborations, not only with your artist, but your editors and colorists and letterers and PR folks, etc. Writing comics reminds me of my days as a journalist, working on a staff of fun, smart people.

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#7. The world will run you down and slam a tire over your exploding skull and not even wonder what it had just hit.

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#8. Writing novels reminds me of being an awkward 15-year-old typing on a Commodore 64 in his bedroom, trying to be the next Stephen King.

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#9. I think managing pain with narcotics could be a useful skill. Hiding your true self from you co-workers, which is totally true. Exacting justice when it needs to be dealt.

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#10. I love seeing guys on the worst possible day and watching them scramble.

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