Dave Gibbons > Quotes

“The lady who works in the grocery store at the corner of my block is called Denise, and she's one of America's great unpublished novelists. Over the years she's written forty-two romantic novels, none of which have ever reached the bookstores. I, however, have been fortunate enough to hear the plots of the last twenty-seven of these recounted in installments by the authoress herself every time I drop by the store for a jar of coffee or can of beans, and my respect for Denise's literary prowess knows no bounds. So, naturally enough, when I found myself faced with the daunting task of actually starting the book you now hold in your hands, it was Denise I turned to for advice.”
― Dave Gibbons, Watchmen

“Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility. — Saint Augustine”
― Dave Gibbons, Small Cloud Rising: How Creatives, Dreamers, Poets, and Misfits Are Awakening The Ancient Future Church

“In Babel, the people ’s greatest fear is the very thing God desires: To be scattered over the face of the earth.”
― Dave Gibbons, Small Cloud Rising: How Creatives, Dreamers, Poets, and Misfits Are Awakening The Ancient Future Church

“While the West tends to medicate pain, the East helps us to embrace it.”
― Dave Gibbons, Xealots: Defying the Gravity of Normality

“Whether tales are told by the light of a campfire or by the glow of a screen, the prime decision for the teller has always been what to reveal and what to withhold. Whether in alone or with images, the narrator should be clear about what is to be shown and what is to be hidden.”
― Dave Gibbons

“What would the church look like if it wasn’t contained on a piece of land?”
― Dave Gibbons, Small Cloud Rising: How Creatives, Dreamers, Poets, and Misfits Are Awakening The Ancient Future Church

“Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate. — Albert Schweitzer”
― Dave Gibbons, Small Cloud Rising: How Creatives, Dreamers, Poets, and Misfits Are Awakening The Ancient Future Church

“The REAL evil was much larger, much more powerful./
It sat in safety, far away, counting its money and pulling the strings of its puppets./
Life was just something it bought and sold./
It didn't care about anyone./
It never had./
It was the true Satan./
Men called it the company.”
― Dave Gibbons, Aliens: Salvation

“Once you realize what a joke everything is, being The Comedian is the only thing that makes sense.”
― Alan Moore;Dave Gibbons

“Is that what happens to us? A life of conflict with no time for friends... so that when it's done, only our enemies leave roses.”
― Dave Gibbons, Watchmen

“Aunque sea deprimente pensar que la firma de Richard Nixon está en la luna, el hecho de que realmente haya una carita sonriente en Marte es extrañamente alentador.”
― Dave Gibbons, Watchmen

“Children starve while boots costing many thousands of dollars leave their mark upon the surface of the moon. We have labored long to build a heaven, only to find it populated with horrors.”
― Alan Moore;Dave Gibbons

“Nothing is hopeless. Not while there's life.”
― Dave Gibbons, Watchmen