Grief takes many forms, including the absence of grief

I suppose that a lifetime spent hiding one's erotic truth could have a cumulative renunciatory effect. Sexual shame is in itself a kind of death.

I just have this sort of entrepreneurial spirit and I work really hard at promoting myself.

Was Daedalus really stricken with grief when Icarus fell into the sea? Or just disappointed by the design failure

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.

Even drawing gray hair at all is difficult to render in black and white.

It's a hard thing to age a character because you can't really suddenly give someone gray hair.

If it weren't for the unconventionality of my desires, my mind might never have been forced to reckon with my body.

I'll watch a movie only if it meets the following criteria: 1. It has to have at least two women in it. 2. Who talk to each other. 3. About something besides a man.

It's our very capacity for self-consciousness that makes us self-destructive!

The writing is hard, and the drawing is fun. It's very satisfying to see a drawing start to come together.

Love is the only thing that increases twofold every time it is shared.

The love of only one man or one woman is an enclosure.

I also have intense relationships with furniture... probably because we practically had none when I was growing up.

White on rice. Green on grass. Sheets on a bed. Him on her.

Every intention is a trigger for transformation.

Conversely, I came to realize that being good at something is hardly a reason to avoid doing it.

Any other iron on you?” he asked impatiently. “Just my tongue stud.” His look was a mixture of curiosity and horror. “I’m kidding, you idiot. Let’s go.

I like to bet on people, especially those who have taken risks and failed in some way, because they have more real-world experience. And they’re humble.

For a work to be considered good it must not only conform outwardly to the law of God, but it must be motivated inwardly by a sincere love for God.

The most damaging aspect of contemporary living is short-term thinking.