I usually draw in silence, but listen to music or public radio when I'm painting, after all the important decisions have been made.

On the other hand, I'm drawn to top hats, and spats, and mustaches. I haven't read a Missed Connection yet with someone wearing a monocle, but rest assured I'll snap it up if I do.

I look for ambiguous messages to illustrate...I like some detail but not too much detail.

Odd things happen in New York, which is why it's such a great source of stories.

But mostly I think two people do share a moment, and we all know that feeling, and it can put a spring in your step for the rest of the day.

There's arrogance for you. I think all artists insert themselves into their subject matter.

Some people have recognized their friends in my paintings, but I'm not directly responsible for any hooking up as far as I know!

There are more than a few messages from lonely people wondering why they never find themselves described...I illustrated one, "How come no one ever misses me?" They kill me, those.

I spent all the money I had, to get the sacred books of my life.

There are two possibilities: accept the reality or change yourself to get ready to accept the reality.

Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.

Yeah, I think speculation keeps things really interesting.

The sky is like a black sieve pierced by silver drops that tremble, ready to burst through.

Messi doesn't have to do it in the Premier League to prove himself. The Champions League is the ultimate club competition. If he was in the Premier League, he'd be the best player by some distance.

Poetry proceeds from the totality of man, sense, imagination, intellect, love, desire, instinct, blood and spirit together.

I want to know about what makes an athlete tick.

The Almighty can hardly be such a fool as the churches make out.