I believe in any kid's ability to read any book and form their own judgements. It's the job of a parent to guide his/her child through the reading of every book imaginable. Censorship of any form punishes curiosity.

I wanted to do a weird book and reestablish my independent, small-press roots.

All art is exploitation.

The world, even the smallest parts of it, is filled with things you don't know.

Like any good shaman, professional baseball player, or politician, my mother always answered questions with questions.

I draw because words are too unpredictable. I draw because words are too limited. If you speak and write in English, or Spanish, or Chinese, or any other language, then only a certain percentage of human beings will get your meaning. But when you draw a picture everybody can understand it. If I draw a cartoon of a flower, then every man, woman, and child in the world can look at it and say, "That's a flower.

The dream he needed most was the dream that frightened him more.