"I always wanted to write something illustrated, and the Details strip finally gave me the opportunity."

-- Rick Moody

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“It's unfortunate we live in a society where "gay" is an insult. To some of these boys, who are from really red states and have families with military history, to be called gay is the worst thing imaginable, and that's used against them. It's really interesting that these are the people drawn into the tickling world. If the people drawn into competitive endurance tickling, even if they were straight, came from liberal, accepting backgrounds, the backlash of calling them gay wouldn't be a problem. But it's a problem because of where these people are from. That's really fascinating to me.”

Source : Source: www.mtv.com
“Even the smallest light can grow until thereâ€™s no darkness left.”

Source : Gena Showalter (2013). “Beauty Awakened”, p.437, HQN Books
“I rarely draw myself, in general, and if I do, I tend to do little cute manga-esque, almost bite-sized drawings of myself.”
“A false enchantment can all too easily last a lifetime.”
“Winds wanders, and dews drip earthward; Rains fall, suns rise and set; Earth whirls, and all but to prosper A poor little violet.”
“To speak about this universal force that will lead us beyond on the last horizon of our known self toward a wiser, more loving, more luminous states of being, we do not need to invent a new language. But we do need to listen to the old, the ancient one, not with our jaded minds, but with our awakened souls.”
“She wasn't a person to whom things happen. She did all the happenings.”

Source : Muriel Spark (2001). “Aiding and Abetting: A Novel”, p.76, Anchor
“The funny thing is you oddly don't really say goodbye to all the characters you've played. There's like a chest of drawers in your head that you can always access. They're always around. I'm not sure if that's healthy. But they're all there.”

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