"The idea of writing songs because you're depressed and you need to communicate it somehow, that isn't really true for me."

“And what do we have here? A scary monster, cowboy, and a fairy princess! Here's a hit of ecstasy, run along now.”

“"Only if one loves this earth with unbending passion can one relieve one's sadness," don Juan said. "Warriors are always joyful because their love is unalterable and their beloved, the earth, embraces them and bestows upon them inconceivable gifts. The sadness belongs only to those who hate the very thing that gives shelter to their beings." Don Juan again caressed the ground with tenderness. "This lovely being, which is alive to its last recesses and understands every feeling, soothed me, it cured me of my pains, and finally when I had fully understood my love for it, it taught me freedom."”

“Too many artists and writers have forgotten their roots. I embrace my fans because, in a way, they're family.”

Source : "Jim Steranko talks comics, his new book and coming to Tampa". Interview with Brandon Jones, www.theglobaldispatch.com. February 29, 2012.

“There are no rules. Let the picture lead you where it must go.”

Source : "ART/ARCHITECTURE; Helen Frankenthaler, Back to the Future" by Ted Loos, www.nytimes.com. April 27, 2003.

“Misbehavior and punishment are not opposites that cancel each other - on the contrary they breed and reinforce each other.”

“love isn't about living in fear. It's not about controlling the hearts of those around you. It is patient and kind. It endures and believes the very best. It never gives up.”

Source : Tracie Peterson (2010). “Twilight's Serenade (Song of Alaska Book #3)”, p.159, Bethany House

“It is strange how sad it can be - sunlight in the afternoon, don't you think?”

“You have only so many chances to tell stories. I didn't want to be forever wedded to one form of storytelling when there are so many out there.”

Source : "Koryta details murder, a panther and a dangerous woman". Interview with Christian DuChateau, www.cnn.com. June 5, 2011.