I think of football as a sport the way ducks think of hunting as a sport.

There are no restrictions of taste, approach, or subject matter. The gatekeepers are gone, so the prospect for new and different voices is exciting. Or at least it will be if anyone reads them. And it will be even more exciting if anyone pays for them. It's hard to charge admission without a gate.

Mom and Dad say I should make my life an example of the principles I believe in... But every time I do, they tell me to stop it.

I don't enjoy lettering very much, but that's the way I write and that belongs in the strip because the strip is a reflection of me.

That's the difference between me and the rest of the world. Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!

HOBBES: All this modern technology just makes people try to do everything at once.

The purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure pure reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog!