America: the only country in the world where failing to promote yourself is regarded as being arrogant.

America: the only country in the world where failing to promote yourself is regarded as being arrogant.

Isn't it possible that self-esteem isn't causal at all, but simply the happy side effect of a sturdy character, itself the product of unambiguous moral education?

I try not to second-guess editors; they're the clients, and I have no expectation that my strip is going to make it into every paper every day.

I'm still passionately interested in what my fellow humans are up to. For me, a day spent monitoring the passing parade is a day well-spent.

That's what fiction writers do: create characters and do terrible things to them for the entertainment of others. If they feel guilty enough, they write happy endings.

Comic strips are like a public utility. They're supposed to be there 365 days a year, and you're supposed to be able to hit the mark day after day.