"That partially due to the world of media and commerce, the idea of a comic book has been lost in the ghetto, whereas the graphic novel is now being held up as something to aspire to and as something that's respectable for adults to read."

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Source : Interview with Nicole Rudick, believermag.com. October 1, 2007.

Adrian Tomine

#Book Quotes #Ghetto Quotes #Media Quotes

“If it's that difficult for a rich man to get into heaven, think how terrible it must be for a poor man to get in . He doesn't even have a bribe for the gatekeeper.”
“By things so achingly small are lives measured and marred.”
“My main aim is getting set up so that when I do quit, I can step away and re-evaluate what I want to do in life. Do I want to get to 50 years old and come back? Or will I just want to go home and be fishing, hunting, and working around the house?”
“They stayed, many of them, because staying was easier and less scary than leaving,”
“The ornaments of our homes are the friends that visit it”
“If you've got to work for the rest of your life, you'd better do something you'll enjoy.”
“I don't understand why some people will only accept a guitar if it has an instantly recognizable guitar sound. Finding ways to use the same guitar people have been using for 50 years to make sounds that no one has heard before is truly what gets me off.”

Source : FaceBook post by Jeff Beck from Jul 27, 2010
“It's no longer about pitching the Today Show. It's about creating content that will attract the Today Show.”

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