The whole thing about comics is the reason I think you shoot to be a comics author is because it's a very solitary activity and that you sit down and you're arguing with yourself that's kinda the plan.

Stay beautiful, keep it ugly

Because one day I'll leave you a phantom to lead you in the summer to join the black parade.

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

I think that there are many ways in which people look for heroes, messiahs, things like that in society. I think some people are looking for something that maybe they don't possess. To me, ultimately, you are looking for someone who understands you, or at least you think understands you. It all comes down to understanding for who we look to as heroes.

I've always had bizarre, negative feelings about anything traditional, like marriage and family. I never thought something like that worked.

You're going to come across a lot of shitty band, and a lot of shitty people. And if anyone of those people call you names beacause of what you look like or they don't accept you for who you are, I want you to look right at that motherf*****, stick up your middle finger, and scream F*** YOU!