But I read comic books. I read things like Richie Rich and Little Lulu.

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I started to get bored with that stuff about only drawing men and I've taken...

I started to get bored with that stuff about only drawing men and I've taken...

Writing this book feels like a completely different activity from writing my comic strip because...

Writing this book feels like a completely different activity from writing my comic strip because...

Sometimes I wish the writing and drawing were more integrated.

Sometimes I wish the writing and drawing were more integrated.

Nancy Drew was always changing her outfits. I despised girls' clothing, I couldn't wait to...

Nancy Drew was always changing her outfits. I despised girls' clothing, I couldn't wait to...

Well, I'm always working on my comic strip and trying to, you know, keep cranking...

Well, I'm always working on my comic strip and trying to, you know, keep cranking...

I get a lot of mail from men who really identify with Stuart, you know,...

I get a lot of mail from men who really identify with Stuart, you know,...

Watching everyone root through their psyche, it just delights me. Especially R. Crumb's stuff.

Watching everyone root through their psyche, it just delights me. Especially R. Crumb's stuff.

I don't know, maybe it's because I was raised Catholic. Confession has always held a...

I don't know, maybe it's because I was raised Catholic. Confession has always held a...

That's all true, but there was something else going on for me as a kid,...

That's all true, but there was something else going on for me as a kid,...

When I grew up, I studied karate for years. I got pretty strong, but eventually...

When I grew up, I studied karate for years. I got pretty strong, but eventually...

For some reason writing and drawing are very separate processes for me.

For some reason writing and drawing are very separate processes for me.

I hope that I can get people to read it without having to change it....

I hope that I can get people to read it without having to change it....

I probably read Harriet the Spy about 70,000 times.

I probably read Harriet the Spy about 70,000 times.

It's a hard thing to age a character because you can't really suddenly give someone...

It's a hard thing to age a character because you can't really suddenly give someone...

Autobiographical comics, I love them. I love them.

Autobiographical comics, I love them. I love them.

And partly, the worst thing you could do in my family was need something from...

And partly, the worst thing you could do in my family was need something from...

Mostly it was Mad magazine. And I did read a lot of - I had...

Mostly it was Mad magazine. And I did read a lot of - I had...

I love Jules Feiffer. I didn't discover him until I was a little older.

I love Jules Feiffer. I didn't discover him until I was a little older.

But mostly, it's a book about my relationship with my father.

But mostly, it's a book about my relationship with my father.

I just met someone who read Gone With the Wind 62 times for exactly that...

I just met someone who read Gone With the Wind 62 times for exactly that...