Eschew The Ordinary, Disdain The Commonplace

[w]hen The Coyote Falls, He Gets Up And Brushes Himself Off; It's Preservation Of Dignity. He's Humiliated, And It Worries Him When He Ends Up Looking Like An Accordion. A Coyote Isn't Much, But It's Better Than Being An Accordion.

The Author O. Henry Taught Me About The Value Of The Unexpected. He Once Wrote About The Noise Of Flowers And The Smell Of Birds—the Birds Were Chickens And The Flowers Dried Sunflowers Rattling Against A Wall.

The Whole Essence Of Good Drawing - And Of Good Thinking, Perhaps - Is To Work A Subject Down To The Simplest Form Possible And Still Have It Believable For What It Is Meant To Be.

Censorship, I Believe, Is The Most Dangerous Enemy To All Human Communication, And Piety Of Intention Is Probably The Most Dangerous, The Most Virulent And The Most Self-satisfying.

You Can't Force Inspiration. It's Like Trying To Catch A Butterfly With A Hoop But No Net. If You Keep Your Mind Open And Receptive, Though, One Day A Butterfly Will Land On Your Finger.