I learned that the world doesn't want to be saved, and it will f**king punch you in the face if you try.

And what's with the shirt? You think you're in Fiji?" "It's like being on vactaion. all of the time.

All we ever wanna do is inspire somebody to be who they wanna be and to give them a little bit of hope.

I believe in ghosts because I had a paranormal expierience once that was very personal. Though, every fiber in my being tries to convince me they don't exist.

no matter how ugly the world gets or how stupid it shows me it is, I always have faith

I'm a visual thinker, so I think of everything visually, first. A lot of what an issue will become for me starts with me thinking, "What's a great cover?," or "What's the splash image?," or "What is the title of the issue? How do I see the text?" I think about all of that stuff, and then the story comes out of that imagery.

Cecil Castellucci is writing Shade, who is the perfect writer for it. I love her young adult stuff, and it's pretty hardcore and visceral, so I knew she was going to bring that to the book.