Wednesday, February 8, 2012


Alison Bechdel

June 9, 2011 by Heather  
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And partly, the worst thing you could do in my family was need something from someone. So physical strength represented an avenue of self-sufficiency to me. Alison Bechdel When I grew up, I studied karate for years. I got pretty strong, but eventually I had to acknowledge that I really didn’t like fighting at all, [...]

Lynda Barry

April 6, 2011 by Heather  
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Going on Letterman is like going off the high dive. It’s exhilarating, but after a while it wasn’t the kind of thrill I enjoyed. Lynda Barry In life there are always these things happening if you can just get the joke. Lynda Barry Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke. Lynda Barry There was [...]

Joseph Barbera

March 23, 2011 by Heather  
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My marriage had been impulsive. That marriage should have been short-lived instead of the 23 years it spanned. Joseph Barbera High-level, big-deal publicity has a way of getting old for me, but what never fails to thrill me is when I make personal appearances. Joseph Barbera I cannot say who, precisely, came up with the [...]

Peter Arno

June 15, 2010 by Heather  
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Tell me about yourself – your struggles, your dreams, your telephone number. Peter Arno I consider your conduct unethical and lousy. Peter Arno

Sergio Aragones

June 8, 2010 by Heather  
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Comics is a great medium to get a lot of stories out. Sergio Aragones Eventually I would like to touch all the genres. I would like to do some detective stories, and I want to do a Western. I would want to do humorous Westerns. Sergio Aragones For every issue, I send four pages of [...]

Al Capp

April 24, 2010 by Heather  
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Like all New York hotel lady cashiers she had red hair and had been disappointed in her first husband. Al Capp My work is being destroyed almost as soon as it is printed. One day it is being read; the next day someone’s wrapping fish in it. Al Capp Today’s younger generation is no worse [...]

Milton Caniff

April 21, 2010 by Heather  
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Most cartoonists are failed actors. Milton Caniff

Scott Adams

April 7, 2010 by Heather  
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Let’s form proactive synergy restructuring teams. Scott Adams Be careful that what you write does not offend anybody or cause problems within the company. The safest approach is to remove all useful information. Scott Adams Consultants have credibility because they are not dumb enough to work at your company. Scott Adams Nothing inspires forgiveness quite [...]

Charles Samuel Addams

April 6, 2010 by Heather  
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If you’ve wrecked one train, you’ve wrecked them all. Charles Samuel Addams