When a man carries an instrument of violence, he'll always find the justification to use it.

Every issue, the characters and I duke it out. They usually win.

I start with something that makes me angry or confused, and then I write about it. It's a form of self-help.

Happy endings are bullshit. There are only happy pauses.

I remember seeing Stand by Me, when I was around 12, and just feeling like, "This is so refreshing to see kids swear and smoke cigarettes like my friends." It just felt much more real than the Sesame Street version of childhood that I'd been spoon-fed.

Just go out there and get your heart broken in, so it'll be ready when you really need it.

My mom once told me that a good relationship isn't where the other person makes you feel better, but where they make *you* better.