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Superheroes don't often get their powers in one fell swoop. It's like superhero puberty.

- G. Willow Wilson
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Because the traditional mode of dress for Muslim women is so distinct - the headcovering, which is not there for guys - women carry a greater burden of representation than Muslim men do in non-Muslim societies.

I don't think being a writer who is religious means you have to write about nothing but religion. When I do write about religion, it's to inform the story, not to push a certain agenda.

The Qur'an is in many ways far less concrete than the Bible, relying on the esoteric more often than the apparent.

I'm writing in English; I'm writing for a Western audience, but the people I'm surrounded by in my daily life are mostly non-white.

Sometimes, by using the most over-the-top, ridiculous plot device you can imagine, you get some interesting little conflicts and cool things that you might not otherwise have a chance to explore.

The Qur'an is God's property, not mine.

For me, insomnia was something ordinary, and it came and went for ordinary reasons.

I think lot of Muslims have gotten fatigued by the way Muslim characters, even 'positive' ones, are portrayed in the media.

What we wanted to do was tell a story that felt relatable to anyone who's been a teenager. We haven't all been a second-generation Pakistani-American girl with superpowers, but we've all been 16 and awkward.

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Superheroes don't often get their powers in one fell swoop. It's like superhero puberty.

Superheroes don't often get their powers in one fell swoop. It's like superhero puberty.

Superheroes don't often get their powers in one fell swoop. It's like superhero puberty.

Superheroes don't often get their powers in one fell swoop. It's like superhero puberty.

Superheroes don't often get their powers in one fell swoop. It's like superhero puberty.

Superheroes don't often get their powers in one fell swoop. It's like superhero puberty.

Superheroes don't often get their powers in one fell swoop. It's like superhero puberty.

Superheroes don't often get their powers in one fell swoop. It's like superhero puberty.

Superheroes don't often get their powers in one fell swoop. It's like superhero puberty.

Superheroes don't often get their powers in one fell swoop. It's like superhero puberty.

Superheroes don't often get their powers in one fell swoop. It's like superhero puberty.

Superheroes don't often get their powers in one fell swoop. It's like superhero puberty.

Superheroes don't often get their powers in one fell swoop. It's like superhero puberty.

Superheroes don't often get their powers in one fell swoop. It's like superhero puberty.

Superheroes don't often get their powers in one fell swoop. It's like superhero puberty.