Alan Moore

life genre romantic tragic cowboy pornography

“My experience of life is that it is not divided up into genres; it’s a horrifying, romantic, tragic, comical, science-fiction cowboy detective novel. You know, with a bit of pornography if you're lucky.”

― Alan Moore

people afraid government

“People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.”

― Alan Moore

past hurt

“The past can't hurt you anymore, not unless you let it.”

― Alan Moore

knowledge air deny

“Knowledge, like air, is vital to life. Like air, no one should be denied it.”

― Alan Moore

remember november gunpowder plot forget

“Remember, remember the fifth of November of gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gun powder treason should ever be forgot.”

― Alan Moore

see stars old photographs

“All we ever see of stars are their old photographs.”

― Alan Moore

mankind dawn oppressor responsibility lives camp war slaughterho

“Since mankind's dawn, a handful of oppressors have accepted the responsibility over our lives that we should have accepted for ourselves. By doing so, they took our power. By doing nothing, we gave it away. We've seen where their way leads, through camps and wars, towards the slaughterhouse.”

― Alan Moore

love rage cage

“Love your rage, not your cage.”

― Alan Moore

notion bury ordinary person

“There's a notion I'd like to see buried: the ordinary person. Ridiculous. There is no ordinary person.”

― Alan Moore

ending near moment begin

“The ending is nearer than you think, and it is already written. All that we have left to choose is the correct moment to begin.”

― Alan Moore

free will illusion mad

"As far as I can see, it's not important that we have free will, just as long as we have the illusion of free will to stop us going mad"

― Alan Moore

art magic manipulate symbol change consciousness

"Art is, like magic, the science of manipulating symbols, words or images to achieve changes in consciousness"

― Alan Moore

functional mad

"If you're functional, it doesn't matter if you're mad."

― Alan Moore

authority chaos heel orderly facade

"Authority, when first detecting chaos at its heels, will entertain the vilest schemes to save its orderly facade."

― Alan Moore

virtual world artifact premium

"I think that in an increasingly virtual world, lovingly produced artefacts are at a premium."

― Alan Moore

authority role torture mannequin

"Authority allows two roles: the torturer and the tortured. Twists people into joyless mannequins that fear and hate, while culture plunges into the abyss."

― Alan Moore

story fascism hydra

"The one thing with writing stories about the rise of fascism is that if you wait long enough, you'll almost certainly be proved right. Fascism is like a hydra - you can cut off its head in the Germany of the '30s and '40s, but it'll still turn up on your back doorstep in a slightly altered guise."

― Alan Moore

person opportunity library

"I wouldn’t be the person I am today if it wasn’t for the opportunities the library gave me."

― Alan Moore

inverse relationship imagination money

"There is an inverse relationship between imagination and money."

― Alan Moore