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

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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,...

It's definitely part of it, that the men were having fun and doing the interesting...

It's definitely part of it, that the men were having fun and doing the interesting...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Autobiographical comics, I love them. I love them.

Autobiographical comics, I love them. I love them.

Sometimes I wish the writing and drawing were more integrated.

Sometimes I wish the writing and drawing were more integrated.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...