Len Wein Lenses Quotations

I always wanted to fire rays out of my fingertips.

I try to find what makes even the worst, most despicable character sympathetic at his or her core.

There is an ancient legend which warns that, should we ever learn our true origin, our universe will instantly be destroyed.

You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the basic rules of what makes a story - a beginning, a middle, and an end.

I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow.

When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breath caught. In that single instant, he was Wolverine.

In these litigious times, if you're a beginner, it's becoming harder and harder to get your work to the people who might actually be able to hire you.

I realized the only thing I owed my audience was my own judgment and my own best effort.

If a story isn't working, I'm simply unable to finish it. That's what usually tells me something is wrong.

In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home.

The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader?

These days, it seems that if you're not already in place, you can't get there from here.

Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look on a title.

What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the visceral effect it has.

People who were more concerned with themselves and looking good to their readers then they were with the characters sacrificed a series for the sake of a story.

Were there stories I wrote along the way that were terrible clinkers? God, yes. But they were all a product of their time, and I did the best I could.

I've always thought of myself as an organic writer, rather than a cerebral one. I feel my way along as I go, hoping I'll get to the place I intend to reach.

Sometimes you're not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things I've written that I thought were complete catastrophes when I finished with them that have gone on to generate some of my most positive feedback.

I would like immortality.