“Once you realize what a joke everything is, being the Comedian is the only thing that makes sense.”
― Watchmen
― Watchmen
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
― The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
― The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
“It is the oldest ironies that are still the most satisfying: man, when preparing for bloody war, will orate loudly and most eloquently in the name of peace.”
― Watchmen
― Watchmen
“No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. Never compromise.”
― Watchmen
― Watchmen
“Nite Owl II: But the country's disintegrating. What's happened to America? What's happened to the American dream?
The Comedian: It came true. You're lookin' at it.”
― Watchmen
The Comedian: It came true. You're lookin' at it.”
― Watchmen
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