Yeah, I Was A Child Of American

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

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 Work Itself Is What Motivates Me. I Like My Own Stuff, You Know? I Like The Way It Looks. I Do It To Please Myself First.

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 Lose Patience With Long Stories. I Get People Who Go, "crumb, Do Some Long Stories, Do A Graphic Novel." Novel-schmovel.