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

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One of them is already having some menopausal symptoms. I'm working on that. I'm giving...

One of them is already having some menopausal symptoms. I'm working on that. I'm giving...

Yeah, I read Judy Blume. My mother didn't like that, but I read it anyhow.

Yeah, I read Judy Blume. My mother didn't like that, but I read it anyhow.

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...

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...

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...

My mother is, my father certainly was. They were kind of the local intelligentsia in...

My mother is, my father certainly was. They were kind of the local intelligentsia in...

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 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.

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...

Partly I resented being perceived as weak because I was a girl.

Partly I resented being perceived as weak because I was a girl.

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...

I'm pretty illiterate when it comes to comics history.

I'm pretty illiterate when it comes to comics history.

Autobiographical comics, I love them. I love them.

Autobiographical comics, I love them. I love them.

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

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

People really want to think that these things really happened. I don't know why that...

People really want to think that these things really happened. I don't know why that...

The satiric ethos of Mad was a much bigger childhood influence.

The satiric ethos of Mad was a much bigger childhood influence.

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,...

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...

I still love you. This I must confess. I guess I still need you.

I still love you. This I must confess. I guess I still need you.

Those late night text messages when you just confess everything.

Those late night text messages when you just confess everything.