I always wanted praise and I always wanted attention; I won't lie to you. I was a jazz critic and that wasn't good enough for me. I wanted people to write about me, not me about them. So I thought, What could I do? I can't sing, I can't dance, I can't act or anything like that. OK, I can write.

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

It seemed to me you could do anything in comics. So I started doing my thing, which is mainly influenced by novelists, stand-up comedians, that sort of thing

It's extremely seldom that anybody wants me to change what I've written about them. Generally I portray them in a good light, if they're friends

I think comics have far more potential than a lot of people realize.

I really don't have a lot in common with the people who attend the Comic Con. It's like assuming that all people who write prose are the same.

And no business can possibly equate happy workers (community) with profit (effectiveness). Happy workers are much more productive workers and hence contribute to profit, but no organization is formed for the idea of pleasing its employees.