Len Wein Quotes

The villain is always more entertaining because he has fewer limitations. The hero is bound by honor, by justice and by the law, sometimes.

Len Wein

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• The villain is always more entertaining because he has fewer limitations. The hero is bound by honor, by justice and by the law, sometimes.

  

  Len Wein
  • Law
  • Justice
  • Honor