Life is about women, gigs, an' bein' creative..

I always wanted praise and I always wanted attention; I won't lie to you. I was a jazz critic and that wasn't good enough for me. I wanted people to ….

People will believe absurd things - in the 19th century and now..

Im pretty aggressive, and maybe obnoxious, about trying to get work..

I don't write about certain arguments I have with my wife. I'd get my head torn off if wrote about certain things..

I met Robert Crumb in 1962; he lived in Cleveland for a while. I took a look at his stuff. Crumb was doing stuff beyond what other writers and artist….

I don't think I made any really big mistakes; it's just that I chose something difficult to do. Looking back, I suppose I should be grateful that I g….

I'm doing research for a large comic book on the Beat Generation guys - Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac and those guys.

I really don't have a lot in common with the people who attend the Comic Con. It's like assuming that all people who write prose are the same..

Misery loves company. There's a lot to that..

I just continue to be kind of disappointed that people don't realize that and try and diversify the kind of work they are doing in comics..

Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff..

I think you can find all the elements that you can find in great literature in mundane experiences..

I decided I was going to tell these stories. I went around and met Crumb. He was the cartoonist. I started realizing comics weren't just kid stuff..

I realize that I'm pretty flawed, but you know - I haven't killed anybody yet..

It's extremely seldom that anybody wants me to change what I've written about them. Generally I portray them in a good light, if they're friends.

My parents' work ethic amazed me. How could they put in such long hours, day after day? Part of the reason was to keep the family going - to keep me ….

You do not pursue potential conflict unless you hold power over your foe..

As a matter of fact, I deliberately look for the mundane, because I feel these stories are ignored. The most influential things that happen to virtua….

It didnt take long to establish myself, as far as people thinking my work was good. They liked it from the start..

Comics are words and pictures. You can do anything with words and pictures..