If I had a worldview, and I don't know if I do, but if I did, it's one that's intensely humanistic. [That worldview] is that the only thing that matters is family and personal connection, and that's the only thing that gives life meaning. Religion and gods and beliefs - for me, it all comes down to your brother. And your brother might be the brother in your family, or it might be the guy next to you in the foxhole, it's about human connections.

I've never counted my chickens before they've hatched.

It's always better to go personal and painful than to go big.

The ability to get inside your character's head in a graphic novel is really fun and useful because one, you can really define the character's voice and two, it's a way easier way to convey what the character's thinking by actually laying out what he's thinking.

It's hard asking someone with a broken heart to fall in love again.

I really am a very research-oriented writer.

Kids aint supposed to be grateful! They're supposed to eat your food, break your heart.