Even though I'm a leftist. I think the left eats its own.

Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away.

Most people don't know how to tell stories.

Trying to rebuild Afghanistan on the cheap has left the country in the hands of warlords and an impotent Northern Alliance puppet regime that runs Kabul and nothing else.

When I put together a graphic novel, I don't think about literary prose. I think about storytelling.

If I had to rank my skills, I have a long way to go before I can write a good graphic novel.

I don't think anyone has written a great graphic novel.

When you have birds you stare at them a lot and their eyes are recessed on their head. When they look at something they tilt their head in a quizzical expression.

The first step to stringing the boss up from a lamppost is saying the boss is a moron.

When you do a cartoon based on news headlines, you do it based on incomplete information.

Close friends love you for who you are; not what they want you to be.

Being blinded in love and friendship is a common mistake.

I value loyalty more than money

I remember you with my soul clenched in that sadness of mine that you know.

You dance?”“I think that might be overly optimistic, ” he said. “I do something. I’ll try not to hurt you.

I love that you're worried, ' she says, 'but you're worried about all the wrong things.

You just never know with contract situations and the whole business side of it. I'm here now and I'm happy to be here now. The future will take care of itself.

Baseball, because of its continuity over the space of America and the time of America, is a place where memory gathers.

Hip-hop was my first real love, one that was my own and wasn't my parents' music. Initially, I was inspired by hip-hop fashion. Over the years, I kept the hip-hop sensibility, but make it my own.

Everyone has a 'risk muscle.' You keep it in shape by trying new things. If you don't, it atrophies. Make a point of using it at least once a day.

Our customers call and e-mail us to say that's how it feels when a Zappos box arrives. And that's how we view this company.