I wanted to create comics as soon as a I learned humans were behind them, that they were not natural phenomena like trees and boulders.

Well, I am not 100 percent sure of the definition of polemic, but it wasn't meant to convince anybody of anything.

Comics are a gateway drug to literacy.

To die, it's easy. But you have to struggle for life.

No matter what I accomplish, it doesn't seem like much compared to surviving Auschwitz.

I became a degenerate artist. My parents were shaped by their own experiences, and artists weren't so useful in the death camps.

With any work worth its salt, you have to trust the author enough to take its measure. And if you apply too many preconceptions, you are not taking its measure.

There's a therapeutic aspect to all making, but the nature of working is to compress, condense, and shape stuff, not to just expunge it. It's not just an exorcism.

When a technology is replaced by another technology, the previous technology either becomes art or it dies.

A manifesto, a diary, a crumpled suicide note, and a still relevant love letter.

I always had more allergies toward the superhero comics than the others. I thought those were aimed more toward the people who would beat me up.

The greatest lesson of life is that you are responsible for your life.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

When life's problems seem overwhelming look around and see what other people are coping with. You may consider yourself fortunate.

How can any one paint who cannot grade colors? How can any one write poetry who has not learnt to hear and see?

I don't need the definition of society, I'll just do my little thing in my corner and I'll be satisfied. I think that's important nowadays.

I like to remember phone numbers because it keeps your brain active. If you don't use it, you lose it.

What if we had a chance to do it again and again, until we finally did get it right? Wouldn't that be wonderful?

You know. I don't think I'm gonna be Jewish for very long.

Repeats are the absolute soul-crushing killers of the comics page.