Scott Snyder Quotes

#1. I like stories where people have to face some big demons internally. It always seems to be an element of horror, because it's pretty scary to have to face yourself and the things you're most worried about: your own abilities and your own capabilities and your own level of competence in being a hero.

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#2. But just know that there is evil in the world. Real evil. You can fight it, or you can hide and pretend it doesn't exist.

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#3. Batman was human. He had no powers. He stood next to Gods and said, I handle my city.

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#4. I came to Harbor House when I was a boy. I was looking for the Court of Owls. That time I found nothing. Not tonight.

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#5. Just try to keep up.

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#6. But I'm pretty on the inside.

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#7. But she also said that by staying strong, you can become the light for those who need you most.

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#8. Sometimes, all it takes is a few words to change your life.

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#9. Live bravely in the time you have and smile at the void.

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#10. Sometimes you're just too close to something to see it clearly. To see it for what it really is. It's like you've got your face pressed to it, and all you can see is the small points. The things you want to see.

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#11. I remember when I was in school I had this teacher give me this E.L. Doctorow quote: They asked him how much historical research he does for his books and he said, 'As little as possible.' So I try and adhere to that.

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#12. I've always been a relatively big history buff. In college, I took a lot of history courses, and when I was in grad school, I liked to audit them.

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#13. This building, the tower that was supposed to be the centerpiece of your little Gotham Initiative? Now it'll be your tomb.

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#14. That's what everyone thinks
they think being a cop is about punishing people for doing wrong. But that's not true. You know it isn't. It's about believing in people, believing in the good. In the will of people to do what's right despite their own instincts.

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#15. How I love the first snow ... unbroken and white, before it's ruined by footprints.

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#16. People call me old-fashioned. The younger guys on the force, they bust my chops because I don't speak their language. Harvey Bullock, dinosaur ... because, nope, I didn't see that show last night, where they prance around and belt out awful covers and vote each other into the damn ocean or whatnot.

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#17. Does it matter how long they were together that night? To lovers, an hour can last a century. But even for lovers, every hour ends.

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#18. I read THE WICKED + THE DIVINE last night, and no matter how high your expectations are for it, its better.

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#19. Beware The Court of Owls, that watches all the time, ruling Gotham from a shadowed perch, behind granite and lime. They watch you at your hearth, they watch you in your bed speak not a whispered word of them or they'll send the Talon for your head.

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#20. I always, always got to be the last man standing.

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#21. Never have them, Reg. I swear, you're never free. You LOVE them too much. It's like a vital organ walked out of your body and is out there waving hi to people and you fear for it all day, EVERY day, because if something happened to it ...

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#22. It's all up to you, kid. The dinosaurs are dying out. Become a Bird ...

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#23. - If I tell you, will you let met go?
- You bet, partner. [ ... ]
- You promised!
- Nope. I said "you bet." You did ... and you lost.

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#24. On this global stage, Superman is someone that we can all look up to and he's almost kind of ultimately American.

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#25. -I was a doctor, remember?
-For plants. I was a nurse. For people.

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#26. - What are those?
- Teeth. Wood.
- But w ...
- I like to bite them back.

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#27. God, why are the jerks always the cute ones?

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#28. Tonight, the Court of Owls goes down. Once and for all. No more hiding. No more plotting from the shadows. Tonight their story ends. Their little song will be forgotten. Their name vanishes from Gotham's history.

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#29. Maybe that's what Batman is about. Not winning. But failing, and getting back up. Knowing he'll fail, fail a thousand times, but still won't give up

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#30. Time is the only constant. For the living it never stops ... For the dead it doesn't matter ... And for the undead? For the undead, time is a joke to be laughed at!

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