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

When you're young, you don't feel iconoclastic - you're just kind of doing what seems natural, what moves you.

The strips about the military do seem to provoke moving and thoughtful responses. It's nice when the strip resonates, but more importantly, I need to know when I'm getting something wrong. The last thing I want to do is contribute to the suffering that wounded warriors already endure.

Freedom should always be discussed within the context of responsibility.

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.

There is nothing worse than annotated humour.

I've been trying for some time to develop a lifestyle that doesn't require my presence.