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Malcolm Long is a psychiatrist who interviews Rorschach several times while he is in prison. Long is initially determined to psychoanalyze and cure Rorschach, since such a success would make him famous. However, rather than rehabilitating Rorschach into a healthy, positive person, Rorschach’s description of the world he’s seen causes Long to become increasingly nihilistic and disturbed, just like Rorschach.
Dr. Malcolm Long Quotes in Watchmen
The Watchmen quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Malcolm Long or refer to Dr. Malcolm Long. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 6: The Abyss Gazes Also
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Black and white. Moving. Changing shape… But not mixing. No gray. Very, very beautiful.
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[The Comedian] understood man’s capacity for horrors and never quit. Saw the world’s black underbelly and never surrendered. Once a man has seen, he can never turn his back on it. Never pretend it doesn’t exist. No matter who orders him to look the other way. We do not do this thing because it is permitted. We do it because we are compelled.
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Shock of impact ran along my arm. Jet of warmth spattered on chest, like hot faucet. It was Kovacs who said “mother” then, muffled under latex. It was Kovacs who closed his eyes. It was Rorschach who opened them again.
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This rudderless world is not shaped by vague metaphysical forces. It is not God who kills the children. Not fate that butchers them or destiny that feeds them to the dogs. It’s us. Only us.
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Dr. Malcolm Long Quotes in Watchmen
The Watchmen quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Malcolm Long or refer to Dr. Malcolm Long. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 6: The Abyss Gazes Also
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Black and white. Moving. Changing shape… But not mixing. No gray. Very, very beautiful.
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Explanation and Analysis:
[The Comedian] understood man’s capacity for horrors and never quit. Saw the world’s black underbelly and never surrendered. Once a man has seen, he can never turn his back on it. Never pretend it doesn’t exist. No matter who orders him to look the other way. We do not do this thing because it is permitted. We do it because we are compelled.
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Shock of impact ran along my arm. Jet of warmth spattered on chest, like hot faucet. It was Kovacs who said “mother” then, muffled under latex. It was Kovacs who closed his eyes. It was Rorschach who opened them again.
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This rudderless world is not shaped by vague metaphysical forces. It is not God who kills the children. Not fate that butchers them or destiny that feeds them to the dogs. It’s us. Only us.
