Quotes of Scott Snyder

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“Beware The Court of Owls, that watches all the time, ruling Gotham from a shadowed perch, behind granite and lime. They watch you at your hearth, they watch you in your bed, speak not a whispered word of them, or they'll send the Talon for your head.” ― Scott Snyder, Batman, Volume 1: The Court of Owls
“Does it matter how long they were together that night? To lovers, an hour can last a century. But even for lovers, every hour ends.” ― Scott Snyder, American Vampire, Vol. 1
“- If I tell you, will you let met go?- You bet, partner. [...]- You promised!- Nope. I said "you bet." You did ... and you lost.” ― Scott Snyder, American Vampire, Vol. 1
“Sometimes, all it takes is a few words to change your life.” ― Scott Snyder, Batman, Volume 2: The City of Owls
“Live bravely in the time you have and smile at the void.” ― Scott Snyder, Batman (2011-2016) #40
“Maybe that's what Batman is about. Not winning. But failing, and getting back up. Knowing he'll fail, fail a thousand times, but still won't give up” ― Scott Snyder, Batman, Volume 5: Zero Year – Dark City
“Batman was human. He had no powers. He stood next to Gods and said, "I handle my city.” ― Scott Snyder, Batman (2011-2016) #46
“It was thrilling, wasn't it? [...] That moment, that perfect moment you let go of your rigid concepts of what was possible. When there was nothing left to do but step beyond anything you'd learned before...when you stopped being a poor mimic and became a master of the mind. How did that feel?""Empowering.” ― Scott Snyder, Batman, Volume 4: Zero Year – Secret City
“I always, always got to be the last man standing.” ― Scott Snyder, American Vampire, Vol. 2
“That's what everyone thinks--they think being a cop is about punishing people for doing wrong. But that's not true. You know it isn't. It's about believing in people, believing in the good. In the will of people to do what's right despite their own instincts.” ― Scott Snyder, American Vampire, Vol. 2
“People call me old-fashioned. The younger guys on the force, they bust my chops because I don't speak their language. Harvey Bullock, dinosaur…because, nope, I didn't see that show last night, where they prance around and belt out awful covers and vote each other into the damn ocean or whatnot.” ― Scott Snyder, Batman: The Black Mirror
“I was just so afraid.... So afraid of being seen through, of being caught, that I missed the point. I missed the most important fact of it all, which is quite simply...they want to believe in you up there.... The audience wants to forget who's under the mask. But they don't want to forget because of obfuscation...no, they want to forget it's you by virtue of the passion of your performance. They want to be transported.... Transported to a world where bigger truths are at work, and anything--anything--can happen. A world where the impossible is possible. Batman can be someone like that for them, Bruce. Someone who defies every damn rule of logic that governs their lives.” ― Scott Snyder, Batman, Volume 4: Zero Year – Secret City
“Time is the only constant. For the living it never stops... For the dead it doesn't matter... And for the undead? For the undead, time is a joke to be laughed at!” ― Scott Snyder, American Vampire, Vol. 1
“Times moves differently down here in the dark. With no sunlight or shadows. No weather at all. There's no future, no right now. Nothing but your memory to keep you company. But they keep me so angry and weak. I can barely think straight. How long have I been locked up...wuuks? months? I don't even konow how I got to this place. There are times I don't even know who I am anymore.” ― Scott Snyder, American Vampire, Vol. 2
“It's all up to you, kid. The dinosaurs are dying out. Become a Bird...” ― Scott Snyder, Batman Eternal, Volume 1
“But she also said that by staying strong, you can become the light for those who need you most.” ― Scott Snyder, Batman, Volume 6: Graveyard Shift
“- What are those?- Teeth. Wood.- But w...- I like to bite them back.” ― Scott Snyder, American Vampire, Vol. 4
“Never have them, Reg. I swear, you're never free. You LOVE them too much. It's like a vital organ walked out of your body and is out there waving hi to people and you fear for it all day, EVERY day, because if something happened to it...” ― Scott Snyder, Wytches, Volume 1
“And yes, it all might end at any moment for any of us, in violence or not, but what matters is what we do before that. The lives we lead.” ― Scott Snyder, Batman, Volume 4: Zero Year – Secret City
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Scott Snyder

Scott Snyder is the Eisner and Harvey Award winning writer on DC Comics Batman, Swamp Thing, and his original series for Vertigo, American Vampire. He is also the author of the short story collection, Voodoo Heart, published by the Dial Press in 2006. The pap…

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