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Stephan Pastis Quotes

American - Cartoonist | January 16, 1968 -

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.

Influence Generation Learn You Read

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.

Book Drawing First Right Pencil

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.

Art Space Book Free You Want

I like characters like Ignatius Reilly in 'A Confederacy of Dunces' and Ricky Gervais's character in 'The Office.' They think one thing about themselves, but the truth is as far from that as it can be. So I began to think about how to put that kind of character in a book for kids.

Character Truth Book Truth Is Think

Repeats are the absolute soul-crushing killers of the comics page.

Page Comics Absolute Repeats

We need more cartoonists to truly retire when they retire, and not run repeats.

Run More Need Retire Cartoonists

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.

Funny Humor Voice Know Right Rhythm

I have days where the only words I say are to the person making my sandwich at the grocery store.

Words Person Say Sandwich Days Only

I think it might surprise the average person how angry people can get over the comics.

Angry People Think Surprise Person

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.

Fight End House Mad Circus Outside

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.

Daily Fire School Law Learn Heels

To get syndicated as a comic strip artist is as likely as winning the lottery.

Winning Artist Lottery Get Comic

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