A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.

What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the visceral effect it has.

In these litigious times, if you're a beginner, it's becoming harder and harder to get your work to the people who might actually be able to hire you.

In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home.

I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done was just to give myself something to draw.

Art is always in the eyes of the beholder. Only posterity has the right to point out our mistakes.

I became an art major, took every art class my school had to offer. In college, I majored in Advertising Art and Design.