One of the advantages of travelling the world is that you get to know the world broadly. And one of the advantages of staying in one place is that you get to know the world deeply.
Alan MooreRead
There is no substitute for practical experience, and if you want to write about people you ought to put down that comic book and go out and meet some of them rather than studying the way that Stan Lee or Chris Claremont depict people.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Practical experience is essential for understanding people more than fictional depictions.
In this quote, Alan Moore emphasizes the importance of real-world experience over theoretical or fictional representations when it comes to understanding human nature. He suggests that to truly portray and write about people authentically, one must engage with them in reality, rather than relying solely on how influential comic book creators portray them in their works.
Themes
ExperienceWritingAuthenticityPeopleComics
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about character development in creative writing courses.
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