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“Writing about real stuff that really concerned me brought out my craft. If you're writing a story about, 'Is Lois Lane gonna figure out that Superman is Clark Kent?' - it's really hard to get involved in that on anything other than a craft level. And I'm not gonna put down craftsmanship; it is a noble enough thing to have made a table that you can pound on and it doesn't fall down. But occasionally, we might have an assignment that engages some other parts of ourselves, and those tend to be the good stories.”

Quote by Dennis O'Neil

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Dennis O'Neil is an American comic book writer, born on May 3, 1939. He is renowned for his significant contributions to DC Comics, particularly for his work on characters like Batman and Green Lantern. more

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