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I learned how not to be alone in the playground.
Emil Ferris
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There's the way that light shows in darkness, and it is extremely beautiful. And I think it essentializes the experience of being human, to see light in darkness.
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I have a profound interest in embroidery, as I have female ancestors on both sides who embroidered their way through great trials.
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Yes, doing a work, telling a story very much represents a way to save my own life, and on so many levels.
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Monsters are a departure from 'reality' in a way that allows for a range of fantastic possibilities. I mean this within the world of literature as well as in regards to art. When I sit down to draw, I'm energized by the possibility of creating a monster. That is where I find beauty and pathos.
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My parents met at the Art Institute of Chicago as students, and somewhere in there, they procreated off to the side and created me.
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My mother was very, very beautiful, and I saw that the beautiful women around me were often constrained not only by their beauty but by the way that being an object of male desire frequently caused violence in their lives. And it caused them to be constrained in these terribly sad ways - their brilliance was not valued.
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The hardest thing is in terms of the drawing, because, you know, I really have to work to keep my hand fluid, and I've done a lot of recovery, but it's not the same as it once was.
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I still do love monsters. And when I was a kid, they were really important to me. I couldn't wait for Saturday night.
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When I read 'Maus,' I realized you could tell a story of tremendous import using the graphic novel.
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When I'm too worn out or in pain, I lie in bed and write in my mind.
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I never quite became the monster I wanted to be. I feel mostly monstrous as I more become myself. Because the more you become yourself, the more it disturbs other people.
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