I feel like the traditional patron system meant that you would kiss the ass of one rich person and then hide all of the financial goings-on of your work, and you could pretend you were pure.
Molly CrabappleIf there's a theme in my work, it's that I like to focus on smart people who are facing oppression and who are fighting back against it.
Molly CrabappleI had difficulty being friends with women who hadn't worked in either the sex or beauty industries. I felt like other women sometimes overvalued beauty and sexuality, when in actuality, they're just parts of a job.
Molly CrabappleYou can't use a drawing to prove a war crime. A drawing doesn't have that notion that it's proof of a reality. Because of that, you can do all sorts of interesting things in it.
Molly CrabappleThe thing is, Guantรกnamo is also a naval base, and they're under the delusion - especially the people on the naval side who are not dealing with the prison - that they can just pretend this is an ordinary Caribbean naval base. For them, it's: "Why are you making such a big deal out of the most notorious prison in the world?" It's like if people living near Buchenwald said they wanted to talk about the other lovely things in the region besides the camp.
Molly CrabappleA womanโs beauty is supposed to be her grand project and constant insecurity. Weโre meant to shellac our lips with five different glosses, but always think weโre fat. Beauty is Zenoโs paradox. We should endlessly strive for it, but itโs not socially acceptable to admit weโre there. We canโt perceive it in ourselves. It belongs to the guy screaming 'nice tits.
Molly Crabapple