Everything that is strong in me has gone into my art work.

I'm into old-time music, I'm not very interested in modern, popular music at all. And if I'm really into some particular old-time musician, some fiddler or banjo player, I'm always dying of curiosity to see what they look like.

I felt so painfully isolated that I vowed I would get revenge on the world by becoming a famous cartoonist.

I still can't spend a lot of money on records at collector prices. There's something in me that just won't allow me to do that. But I will trade my artwork, which I know is worth thousands of dollars.

Violence begets violence, and then you get leaders who are violent men. And you don't want that.

I lose patience with long stories. I get people who go, "Crumb, do some long stories, do a graphic novel." Novel-schmovel.

Throwaway pens are no good - I never liked them. I've tried them all.