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Watchmen Lies and Deceit Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter in Roman Numerals.Page #.Panel #) or if the excerpt is from an interstitial section, then: (Chapter A-K.Page #)

Quote #1

“Funny story. Sounds unbelievable. Probably true” (II.24.2).

Haha? Watchmen is the kind of book where nothing’s “funny” and everything’s “funny.” You see, we can invent paradoxes, too.

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Quote #2

Could all be lies. Could all be part of revenge scheme, planned during his decade behind bars. But if true, then what? […] Never mind. Answers soon. Nothing is insoluble.” (II.25.5-6).

In the illustration for this panel, Rorschach is picking a lock. Interesting, no?

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Quote #3

After that, things went bad. We had worms in the apple, eating it from inside (Chapter B.9).

Alan Moore is one slippery writer. What else might this image allude to?

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