“With 'Invincible', I wanted to create my own version of the Marvel or DC universe, with my own heroes and villains.” WantedUniverseMy OwnHeroVersionsVillainInvincibleHeroes And Villains Author:Austin Grossman
“I'm really curious about the memory of Nixon for people who grew up under Clinton. What do people remember of him? In his day, the definition of a conservative right-wing president is more like a centrist in our own time. He's also one of our funnier presidents - just a really good character to write about.” PeopleWritingCharacterRememberPresidentMemoriesGrewGrew UpWingsClintonDefinitionsConservativeCuriousRight WingGood Character Author:Austin Grossman
“My ultimate game - or at least one I would really like to see - would be something where it was like the beginning of George R. R. Martin's 'Game of Thrones', where you're Ned Stark, and you know that one of your friends has been murdered, and you go to the capital city and you have to navigate this web of court intrigue.” KnowsHas BeensWould BeGamesCitiesUltimateCourtThronesIntrigueStarksNavigate Author:Austin Grossman
“Once I'd reached the point where I could squirrel away more than 30 digits a minute in memory palaces, I still only sporadically used the techniques to memorize the phone numbers of people I actually wanted to call. I found it was just too simple to punch them into my cell phone.” PeopleStillsWantedUsedFoundMemoriesSimpleNumbersMinutesPhonesTechniqueCellsPalacesCell PhoneSquirrelsPhone Numbers Author:Joshua Foer
“Nixon is fascinating because he's our most alienated president. Everybody felt that they never knew who he was - that's palpable in the histories. His face is so cartoony that he's become this cartoon figure. I never really related to the romanticization of J.F.K., and I knew too much about Reagan to idealize him. Nixon falls in between.” FacesFallFeltPresidentToo MuchFiguresRelatedFascinatingCartoon Author:Austin Grossman
“I am guilty of using dollar signs as proof of a work of art's longevity.” ArtDollarsProofGuiltyWorks Of ArtLongevity Author:Barbara Goldsmith
“I would, without any hesitation, shoot a violent criminal again.” CriminalsViolentHesitationViolent Criminals Author:Bernhard Goetz
“I think vegetarianism is a crucial ethical choice for an individual and a society.” ThinkingChoicesIndividualEthicalCrucialVegetarianism Author:Bernhard Goetz