I think cartooning gets at, and re-creates on the page, some sixth sense ... in a way no other medium can.

Every city began as a campsite - pg. 25

My grandmother was an unparalleled storyteller who gave me a preview of how life might turn out, and also fortified my empathy.

Comics, at least in periodical form, exist almost entirely free of any pretense; the critical world of art hardly touches them, and they're 100% personal.

My head looks like an uncooked ham with glasses.

Cartooning is an artistic commitment that requires the full attention and passion of the artist on every level; one should not get into it if one expects to do anything more than produce a book or a story that is exactly as one wants it to be.

Lately, I cant shake the feeling that Ive been living a dream for the last 10 years or so; I cant account for most of my 20s, and I have to continually remind myself that certain people are dead now and many of my friends have children.