In the '40s and '50s, a lot of teachers and librarians saw the graphic novel as the enemy of reading.

I find that nowadays it's just gotten harder for me to read for fun. It feels like all of my reading is research-based.

I liked interacting with students. I liked having coworkers. For a long time, I was really worried that sitting at home by myself in front of a computer was going to make me crazy.

To find your true identity within the will of Tze Yo Tzuh...that is the highest of all freedoms.

If you look at our world, we're becoming so much more diverse in every sense of the word. It's not just about culture or identity. It's also about the different ways we communicate.

What is China but a people and their stories?

It's easy to become anything you wish . . . so long as you're willing to forfeit your soul.