“I shall die here. Every last inch of me shall perish. Except one. An inch. It's small and it's fragile and it's the only thing in the world worth having. we must never lose it, or sell it, or give it away. We must never let them take it from us.”

— Alan Moore , V for Vendetta

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English writer primarily known for his work in comic books 1953

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