I'm An Outsider. I Will Always Be

You Can't Make Everybody Love You. It's An Exercise In Futility, And It's Probably Not Even A Good Idea To Try.

I Knew I Was Weird By The Time I Was Four. I Knew I Wasn't Like Other Boys. I Knew I Was More Fearful. I Didn't Like The Rough And Tumble Most Boys Were Into. I Knew I Was A Sissy.

As A Kid Growing Up In The 1950s I Became Acutely Aware Of The Changes Taking Place In American Culture And I Must Say I Didn't Much Like It. I Witnessed The Debasement Of Architecture, And I Could See A Decline In The Quality Of Things Like Comic Books And Toys, Things Made For Kids. Old Things Seemed To Have More Life, More Substance, More Humanity In Them.

The Comics Are Where All The Crazy Subconscious Stuff Comes Out.

Throwaway Pens Are No Good - I Never Liked Them. I've Tried Them All.