Stephan Pastis quotes

It seems so absurd to get really mad with a cartoonist over a comic strip. It's sort of like getting in a fight with a circus clown outside your house. It's not going to end well. (Stephan Pastis)
We need more cartoonists to truly retire when they retire, and not run repeats. View quote
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I do what makes me laugh. View quote
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When you're a cartoonist, you sort of have to be, like, sensitive – or maybe open's a better word – to what's going on around you. When you're an attorney, you're just like a bulldog with your head down. View quote
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Basically, I learned to read by reading 'Peanuts,' just wanting to know what they were saying. View quote
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You can write a little and can draw a little, but there's necessarily a limitation on both in a comic strip, since it appears in such a tiny space. View quote
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If somebody is not on the same page with me humor wise, I can't give them that. View quote
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I never feel burdened or overwhelmed by my work. People tell you to find something you love for a career, and I have. That makes me feel very lucky. View quote
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If you're from a certain generation, you basically learn to read with 'Peanuts.' It's sort of the template for the modern strip. Its influence ceased to be noticed because it's in everything. View quote
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Repeats are the absolute soul-crushing killers of the comics page. View quote
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I was a lawyer for 10 years, and when you're in law, things really have to get done, or somebody sues you. It's a great trick. (Stephan Pastis)
A stand-up comedian faces the audiences and gets their immediate feedback. I hide behind the comic strip, and unless people write to me, I don't know what they think. View quote
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I recently forced myself to read a book on quantum physics, just to try and learn something new. I was confused by the middle of the first sentence and it all went downhill from there. The only thing I can remember learning is that a parallel universe can theoretically be contained on the head of a needle. I don't really know what that means, but I am now more careful handling needles. View quote
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Brits have a better sense of humor in most ways. It's darker, more cutting. View quote
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I don't like drawing characters facing right. If I tried to do that at a book signing, I'd have to pencil it first. View quote
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If a restaurant offers crayons, I always take them and color throughout the meal. It beats talking to the people I came to dinner with. View quote
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A comic strip has a rhythm and a pattern, and you got to get in and out quick. So you set up a joke, tell the joke, and done. View quote
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The writing is done on the computer, and the drawing is done by hand. I write, write, write, then I hit the illustration. View quote
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I'm 12 years old in my head. View quote
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A biscuit in the States is something you would put gravy on with dinner, and it's not sweet in the least! View quote
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The only thing I learn on a daily basis from law school is that I disliked it and the law so much that it's constantly this fire at my heels. (Stephan Pastis)
I know I can always draw, but I actually love the writing the most. View quote
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I want a career writing these novels that I can be proud of. And then I want one as a screenwriter. View quote
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The wonderful thing about a book is that you have a canvas that is 300 pages wide, and it's all free space. You can make a piece of art as big as you want and whatever shape you want. View quote
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Thomas, my 15-year-old, is effectively my editor, I've always trusted his voice, more than anybody, on the strip for years. He has one of those ears that's just tuned to the rhythm of humor, so if he says something's not funny, my stomach just hurts because I know he's right, and it's already been drawn. View quote
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