20+ Marjorie M. Liu Quotes On Marriage

Expect the unexpected, my mother once said. Because the unexpected most certainly will be expecting you. — Marjorie M. Liu

Moscow was, as some said, the most beautiful mistress a man could ever want, but never cross her: like any good woman, she might just cut off your balls for the hell of it. — Marjorie M. Liu

Nice characters are boring! I like writing upbeat characters - that's my natural tendency. — Marjorie M. Liu

When I first started out in comics they would put me on these Women of Marvel panels, and these young women would come up to me and say, "I really want to write comics but I don't know if I can because I'm told that it's just for guys." I would say, "That's bullshit. That's absolute bullshit. Look at me!" But the one area where we still need to work on is that we need more women of color. That's not common thing yet. — Marjorie M. Liu

I am vulnerable, starved for kindness. And when I receive it, I lose my mind. — Marjorie M. Liu

I believe that the mainstream publishers, DC and Marvel, need to catch up as well. Out of the fifty-odd books that are published each month, just a handful are written by women, and even less of those are written by women of color. It's not right, and it's not good for the companies in the long-term. It's also not good for fans, for readers. — Marjorie M. Liu

I have a great deal of hope. I think that change is here, it's happening. But I know that if we think it's just going to happen on its own, that's not the way it works. We need people to keep talking about women of color writing comics and living the charge. Not just talking but doing. Making art, putting it out there. — Marjorie M. Liu

Being alone was easier. No risk, just loneliness. No one ever died from that. — Marjorie M. Liu

I've seen a tremendous shift especially in indie comics. I see all these young women who are out there creating. They're making these great web comics. Their graphic novels are getting published. They're making all this wonderful art. They're powerful. There's this vital energy about it that's really, really beautiful that years ago I knew existed but I didn't see so clearly. — Marjorie M. Liu

The one thing about being a creator, about being an artist, is that you get to explore your ideas. We're fortunate that we're in the position to do that, and I don't take it for granted. — Marjorie M. Liu

The important thing about doing art and writing is that we are using our voices and using them really, really loudly. And to any girls or young women who want to write comics, I tell them, "You have to use your voice. You have to take up space." We have to fight to be heard. No one else is going to fight for us. — Marjorie M. Liu

Nice characters are boring! — Marjorie M. Liu

Religion was no cure for dysfunction. — Marjorie M. Liu

I listened to the wind bury winter; and when I tasted his grace, his grace had no name; only, night became something else in his presence, as though darkness had a soul, here, swaying to heartbeats roaring. — Marjorie M. Liu

The extraordinary thing about comic books and graphic novels is that they cannot exist without the art. If my words disappeared tomorrow, well, whatever. This is a visual medium in which the eye and the mind work together to bear witness to story, to lives. — Marjorie M. Liu

He was a hot, hot former priest and she wanted to pull a Thorn Birds on his ass. — Marjorie M. Liu

All of us change. Everyone in this world, from birth to death, becomes someone new. Again and again, we are remade. — Marjorie M. Liu

I've got a black-belt in crazy, and I know where you live. — Marjorie M. Liu

Miracles pass and I see. Great wonders speak and I listen. — Marjorie M. Liu

How's his appendix?""Like crap. They almost didn't catch it in time, and he's still doing the ass-plant in a hospital bed, beingdoted on by an army of hot nurses. Makes me sick.""Maybeyou should rupture something.""Any more of these stories out of you and I just might. — Marjorie M. Liu

Life Lessons by Marjorie M. Liu

  1. Marjorie M. Liu's work emphasizes the importance of creating meaningful relationships with the people and things around us, as well as the power of self-reflection and understanding.
  2. Her stories explore themes of identity, courage, and determination, and remind us to be mindful of our own strength and potential.
  3. Through her writing, Marjorie M. Liu encourages us to take risks, challenge ourselves, and strive to be the best versions of ourselves.
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