“When I had independence, it was a constant battle within me to figure out when am I on my own.”

Almost every cartoonist, when he’s sitting down to draw a funny face.

I guess if people all followed the basic principles of their own religions, they would love everybody instead of hating half the world.

And also the insecurity that my life engendered, especially as a freelance cartoonist.

A lot of that we see today, where the Muslims are against the Christians and the Christians are against Jews and the Jews are against Arabs – I mean, it just it goes on and on and on.

Kept me in a constant state of anxiety as to whether I am going to be able to meet my financial obligations.

Book dedication To myself, without whose inspired and tireless efforts this book would not have been possible.

if you watch him closely, his mouth is gonna curl to the expression that he’s drawing.

But when I would write a story – I know it’s going to sound almost ridiculous and infantile – I would, in a way, start living it.

When you live from freelance check to freelance check, your mind is always on “What’s the next piece I’m going to write, or draw, that’ll pay this month’s rent?” And so going out to play ball with my kids was a low priority.

I don’t have anything against organized religions, except when they engender hatred for other religions.

During a time of deep uncertainty and anxiety – when many of us have struggled to be our best selves all of the time – apologizing has never been more important.⁣

A priest once quoted to me the Roman saying that a religion is dead when the priests laugh at each other across the altar. I always laugh at the altar, be it Christian, Hindu, or Buddhist, because real religion is the transformation of anxiety into laughter.

Fear is a habit, so is self pity, defeat, anxiety, despair, hopelessness and resignation. You can eliminate all of these negative habits with two simple resolves: I can and I will.

If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief.

Mankind’s history has proved from one era to another that the true criterion of leadership is spiritual. Men are attracted by spirit. By power, men are forced. Love is engendered by spirit. By power anxieties are created.

The price we pay for anticipation of the future is anxiety about it.

Coronavirus leaves everyone feeling uncertain, anxious and emotional.

The punishment of every disordered mind is its own disorder.