I decided I was going to tell these stories. I went around and met Crumb. He was the cartoonist. I started realizing comics weren't just kid stuff.

I met Robert Crumb in 1962; he lived in Cleveland for a while. I took a look at his stuff. Crumb was doing stuff beyond what other writers and artists were doing. It was a step beyond Mad.

Everybody's like everybody else, and everybody's different from everybody else.

I've probably had my day in the sun. I think I've influenced a lot of comic book writers

Every ethnic group thinks they are the chosen ones.

I don't think I made any really big mistakes; it's just that I chose something difficult to do. Looking back, I suppose I should be grateful that I got as far as I got.

I think the people who would be the least interested in my work would be people who read lots of comic books.