Do not go gentle into that good night, rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Each year, Gracie Henderson moons a thousand strangers, collects their shocked faces in an annual photo album.

Zen teaches that once we can open up to the inevitability of our demise, we can begin to transform that situation and lighten up about it.

My whole religion is this: do every duty, and expect no reward for it, either here or hereafter.

Make a child a painting and he'll be happy for a day. Teach a child to paint and he'll be miserable for a lifetime.

American Splendor is just an ongoing journal. It's an ongoing autobiography. I started it when I was in my early 30s, and I just keep going.

What are you wishing for?' Grace interrupted. 'To kiss you,' I said to her.

As I've grown older, the simple pleasure of sitting on the couch with someone you love and watching a documentary is about as good as it gets for me.

My advice: Don't quit. When I got to New York City, I lived so far below the poverty line, because I didn't give in and get a job at 7-Eleven. I think you can thrive in misery.

Freedom is what we all seek, but it's what we do with that freedom that ultimately defines our character. In the end, a man's character cements his fate, good or bad.

Where nature is concerned, familiarity breeds love and knowledge, not contempt.