Explore Quotes by Brian K. Vaughan

I'm really happiest living life 22 pages at a time and putting things in little boxes on pages.

After ten years of toiling away in Hollywood, I realized that there's no better place for new ideas than comics.

I have no imagination; I just steal from life and change the color. Then it's a comic book.

When a man carries an instrument of violence, he'll always find the justification to use it.

Reef aquariums are definitely the pinnacle of the hobby.

There are a lot of differing opinions on that. Some people think you should change out more, but I think changing just 20 percent is less stressful on the aquarium and fish. Once you get used to the regimen, it's pretty easy.

I write the book for one person — for Fiona [Staples, the artist]. I spend a lot of time just thinking how she'll react to things and manipulating her into drawing perverse, horrific things. It's a really weird job but I enjoy it.

Life is mostly just learning how to lose.

But nothing warps time quite like childhood

Every issue, the characters and I duke it out. They usually win.

Violence is stupid. Even as a last resort, it only ever begets more of the same.

Yeah, that's right. Flee in terror, bitches!

Once upon a time, each of us was somebody's kid. Everyone had a father, even if he never provided anything more than his seed. Everyone had a mother, even if she had to leave us on a stranger's doorstep. No matter how we're eventually raised, all of our stories begin the exact same way. They all end the same, too.

My mom once told me that a good relationship isn't where the other person makes you feel better, but where they make *you* better.

Happy endings are bullshit. There are only happy pauses.

Just go out there and get your heart broken in, so it'll be ready when you really need it.

I'm not afraid of the world. I'm afraid of a world without you.

Victor: You guys have some kind of rallying cry? You know, "Avengers assemble?" "It's clobberin' time?" "Hulk smash?" Nico: "Try not to die.

Okay, is anyone else worried that some of the fruit didn't fall far enough away from the tree?

How is it possible that our parents lied to us?" "Lets see: Santa, the Tooth Fairy,the Easter bunny,um, God. You're the prettiest kid in school. This wont hurt a bit. Your face will freeze like that..." "Everythings going to be alright.

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.