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“I plan years in advance, but I like to leave enough space in the narrative scheme to change things, because I always get my best ideas the closer I come to the end of a project, after I've lived with it for a while.”

Quote by Grant Morrison

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Grant Morrison is a celebrated comic book writer recognized for his innovative storytelling and complex characters. He has worked on numerous high-profile comic book series, including 'The X-Men,' 'New X-Men,' 'All-Star Superman,' and 'We3.' Morrison's work is characterized by its philosophical depth and narrative experimentation, which has earned him a cult following and critical acclaim. more

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“My greatest accomplishment so far is to keep selling enough that I never want for the labor that sustains my Presbyterian soul.”

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“It surprises me constantly that my sometimes-unorthodox approach has such a large following, but I'm very grateful to my readers for allowing me to continue writing 10 or 12 hours a day.”

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“I've always felt I had more in common with the modernist approach than with postmodernism, but I can see where the connection might arise - and to be honest, I'm no academic, so I tend to use these words, like in Alice In Wonderland, to mean what I want them to mean rather than what they actually do mean.”

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“I just do what I do because it feels right. Other people attach labels to that.”

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