Comics taught me how to write, and also patience and confidence.

I think sometimes older people wind up being a little childlike. They've done their time, now they get to do what they want.

Knitting is repetitive, rewarding, and calms me down like a warm bath. But it takes up juuuust enough brainspace that I can't come up with ideas. Which is too bad, because I love multitasking.

I'm fortunate enough to get to make books for a living, so I spend my entire workday alone in my studio quietly doing my favorite thing in the world. When I need a break from that, it's usually because I'm desperate to see other human beings again!

Impressing a bunch of snooty teenagers is a pretty lame life goal to have.

I love drawing what the character is feeling, in my comics, with no dialogue.

Comics taught me how to write, and also patience and confidence.