271 Quotes by Brian K. Vaughan

I realized that for fantasy and science fiction, especially from my youth, white was the default. Luke Skywalker was in the lead, or even if you were a hobbit, you’re going to be white. That was an extremely old-fashioned, obviously really narrow-minded way to look at things.

Face it, you can be a writer or a pacifist. But you can’t be both.

Granny would never love anyone the way she loved my grandfather, but that doesn’t mean she never loved again.

There’s no graduating from this kind of education, couples just keep growing and changing until they either break up or die.

Anticipation and dread aren’t opposites, just different versions of the same game. Both involve knowing that something is going to happen, but not knowing when. And whether you end up winning or losing, you at least get to reach a conclusion. There’s always some comfort in that.

If a good editor will let me tell my story with the right artist, I’m happy.

Life is stupidly short. Why not enjoy the last act?

Gert: Wake me when the fight scene’s over. Kitty Pryde: Oy, tell me about it. Hey, I’m Kitty. You the token pacifist of your group? Gert: Not exactly. Pacifists are like vegans, I’m more of a vegetarian. I enjoy fish and occasional maulings.

That was the appealing thing about comics: There literally is no budget in comics. You’re only limited by your imagination.