It is such an abundance of idiocy that you lose courage. That you lose hope. I don't want to lose hope. I get through every day. I'm pretty good. I work. I sleep. I sing. I walk.

Illustrations have as much to say as the text. The trick is to say the same thing, but in a different way. It's no good being an illustrator who is saying a lot that is on his or her mind, if it has nothing to do with the text. . . the artist must override the story, but he must also override his own ego for the sake of the story.

We're animals. We're violent. We're criminal. We're not so far away from the gorillas and the apes, those beautiful creatures.

There should be a place where only the things you want to happen, happen.

I can't believe I've turned into a typical old man. I can't believe it. I was young just minutes ago.

And it's one of the sexiest things you will ever read of how slow you should take the peach. Don't rush it.

I hate those e-books. They can not be the future... they may well be... I will be dead.