My First Character Was Mr. Toad.

Unfortunately What Came Out Of It Was Also Kind Of An Imitation Community With A Lot Of Mindless Conformity.

I Guess If You Take Yourself Seriously As An Artist There Starts Either The Problem Or The Beauty Of Doing Good Artwork.

Vegetarianism Can Easily Reach Religious Proportions. Refraining From Meat On Moral Grounds Serves To Dignify Feelings Of Guilt Toward Sad-eyed, Furry Creatures And Substitutes Righteousness For Squeamishness.

She Encouraged Any Artistic Impulse I Had, And My Father Discouraged Any Artistic Impulse I Had. They Took Out Their Problems With Each Other On Me And My Sister.

Their Scrambled Attention Spans Struck Me As A Metaphor For The Way We Get Our Doses Of Reality These Days.