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

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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....

When I was growing up in the 1960s, there was starting to be more books...

When I was growing up in the 1960s, there was starting to be more books...

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.

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...

Sometimes I wish the writing and drawing were more integrated.

Sometimes I wish the writing and drawing were more integrated.

I never really read superhero stuff as a kid.

I never really read superhero stuff 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...

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,...

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

Autobiographical comics, I love them. I love them.

Autobiographical comics, I love them. I love them.

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

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

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 just have this sort of entrepreneurial spirit and I work really hard at promoting...

I just have this sort of entrepreneurial spirit and I work really hard at promoting...

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...

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

You will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins. Confess them...

You will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins. Confess them...