My work is very minor. It will never be noticed by the world at large. But this does not excuse me from the responsibilities of any artist.

TOUCHING PEOPLE’S LIVES IN A POSITIVE WAY IS AS CLOSE AS I CAN GET TO AN IDEA OF RELIGION.

"Immature people crave and demand moral certainty: This is bad, this is good. Kids and adolescents struggle to find a sure moral foothold in this bewildering world; they long to feel they’re on the winning side, or at least a member of the team. To them, heroic fantasy may offer a vision of moral clarity. Unfortunately, the pretended Battle Between (unquestioned) Good and (unexamined) Evil obscures instead of clarifying, serving as a mere excuse for violence — as brainless, useless, and base as aggressive war in the real world."