"I understood that whether I had created the characters like John Constantine, or whether I'd simply recreated them beyond all recognition like Swamp Thing, that these would just go into the general comic company's stockpiles.
But it also had a liberating effect: "I suddenly understood that whether I followed or did not follow a certain trend, or was or was not influenced by a certain artist, my work emanated from within me – with no passports, permissions and accepted notions".
Ms. Park, asked if the confusion over Mr. Obama's red line might spill over into the confrontation with North Korea, said that country's behavior was so poorly understood that "whether the Syrian situation would have an impact, it's hard to say".
I wanted to show that I do understand that — whether I'm a believer or an atheist, I have felt it myself.
Still, he added, "Putin and his staff understand that whether Russia finds its place in the international division of labor depends mostly on our relations with Europe and the United States".
"Not to change our position about biblical truth -- because we haven't done that -- but to really understand that whether someone agrees with us on this issue or not doesn't mean that they're not our neighbor".
We were trying to understand, that is, whether we were in a preapocalyptic situation, like the European Jews in the thirties or the last citizens of Pompeii, or whether our situation was merely near-apocalyptic, like that of the Cold War inhabitants of New York, London, Washington.
We were trying to understand, that is, whether we were in a preapocalyptic situation, like the European Jews in the '30s or the last citizens of Pompeii, or whether our situation was merely near-apocalyptic, like that of the cold war inhabitants of New York, London, Washington and, for that matter, Moscow". It doesn't matter.
Furthermore, understand that urgent issues, whether yours or someone else's, are not necessarily important issues.
It remains unclear whether the FRC's leading lights understand that – or, if they do, whether they care.
"It helps us understand that population then, but also whether we have become more civilized," he said.
