Writing is thinking in slow motion.

It does not follow that the meaning must be given from above; that life and suffering must come neatly labeled; that nothing is worth while if the world is not governed by a purpose.

Man stands alone in the universe, responsible for his condition, likely to remain in a lowly state, but free to reach above the stars.

Reason may not always tell us what to believe, but it can help us on what we shouldn't believe.

The great artist is the man who most obviously succeeds in turning his pains to advantage, in letting suffering deepen his understanding and sensibility, in growing through his pains.

Words signify man's refusal to accept the world as it is.

Those who believe in God because their experience of life and the facts of nature prove his existence must have led sheltered lives and closed their hearts to the voice of their brothers' blood.

For atheism and polytheism there is no special problem of suffering, nor need there be for every kind of monotheism.

To try to fashion something from suffering, to relish our triumphs, and to endure defeats without resentment: all that is compatible with the faith of a heretic.

Life ceases to be so oppressive: we are free to give our own lives meaning and purpose, free to redeem our suffering by making something of it.

The problem of suffering is: why is there the suffering we know?

If your salvation was dependent on your ability to read and understand scripture, Jesus would have been an author.

We were not designed rationally, but are products of a convoluted history.

The spirit of love arranges all meetings in divine order for the highest good of all concerned.

Some people would say I've made it now.

He that will be served must bee patient.

Although I sometimes pose as a fight animal, I'm really a flight animal.

I find it valuable to watch what I do. I like to know when I'm making a choice if it actually works or not.

All religions teach the same basic thing, that you have to stand up for those that are considered the worst.

I don't have much of an imagination, but I have a mind bank of details, which I play with. It's how I daydream, so writing like that is natural for me.

I had - I was pretty hell bent on getting into the cartoon business specifically as an artist from the get-go.