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" You don't want to do something that's all terrifying. "

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" I don't write for children. I write and someone says it's for children. "

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" My father belonged to a Jewish social club. "

" I stress character, character, character. "

" It's no fun being lonely. "

" I did not know how to paint a mural. I did not know how to prepare the surface. There was nobody from the Renaissance around who could advise me, and I did the best I could. "

" I have this idiot name tag which says 'controversial.' "

" Childhood is a tricky business. Usually, something goes wrong. "

" I'm sick of 'Wild Things.' "

" I have a good life. "

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" I'm an illustrator. I have to accept my role. "

" I became a set designer for opera. I'm a great opera buff, I love classical music, and I needed a time-out. "

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" I think people should be given a test much like driver's tests as to whether they're capable of being parents! "

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" I feel like I don't have a lot of time left. "

" Kids lead a very private life. "

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" I feel extremely vulnerable. "

" I want to be alone and work until the day my heads hits the drawing table and I'm dead. Kaput. I feel very much like I want to be with my brother and sister again. They're nowhere. I know they're nowhere and they don't exist, but if nowhere means that's where they are, that's where I want to be. "

" People from New York have been calling, to see if I'm still alive. When I answer the phone, you can hear the disappointment in their voice. "

" I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness. "

" I have to accept my role. I will never kill myself like Vincent Van Gogh. Nor will I paint beautiful water lilies like Monet. I can't do that. I'm in the idiot role of being a kiddie book person. "

" I'm not a religious person. "

Religious Person

" All I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy. They never, never, never knew. "