I grew up in a military family, and there's something about that military-style uniform, all cleaned up, a brutal control effort the military necessarily breeds.

I wanted to be a painter.

I just thought I'd take a break from publishing for a while.

I was doing illustration work, and the cartooning slowly took over.

As soon as I can afford a studio space, I'll paint again.

But if I'm going to cause somebody else discomfort by my actions, then I should probably modify my actions toward them to make them as comfortable as possible.

People are going to behave however the social norms permit, and beyond that.