We've seen the uproars around the world concerning cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammad. Anyone who does not think comic strips are relevant never had a fatwa put on him/her for drawing a picture.
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CARRE OTIS One thing I've learned, and I don't really blame anybody for this: most people who have a lo... EDDIE TRUNK I've never been to Comic-Con, but I'm certainly aware from this side of the Atlantic that it... ALEX GARLAND It's sometimes hard to wrap your head around a big story, and for most of us drawing editorial c... STEVE BREEN Because you can only die once but you can suffer forever. SHAUN DAVID HUTCHINSON We've had enough career politicians in Helena who think the people are here to serve them. It... GREG GIANFORTE To have a philosophical view on what time is, we would have to go outside the box and look at the bi... GARY F EVANS... I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES My dream was to draw for 'The Beano.' When I was 10 years old, I started drawing cartoon str... NICK PARK A woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her...but she can never forgive him for the sacrifice... W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM A woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her, but she can never forgive him for the sacrifices... WILLIAM SOMERSET MAUGHAM If I provide for this life and turn away from the Lord, I am wise for a moment, but lost forever. FRANCINE RIVERS The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he sha... FRANCINE RIVERS I was a total stranger to him, and he let me sit down at his table and we talked for an hour, ... I ... STEPHAN PASTIS There are those photographers who have made a whole career doing commercial work but have never had ... DUANE MICHALS When my friends talk about childhood, I've never heard of any cartoons or TV they remember. The ... ALEK WEK I've never stopped loving cartoons. I loved cartoons as a kid. I can still look at them and enjo... ED ASNER I love cartoons, I love comic books and graphic novels. 'Batman: The Animated Series' was a ... KARI WAHLGREN In truth, I've never been a big superhero fan. I don't mind some of the movies, and a couple... BEN PEEK A complete autobiography would indeed be a picture of the outer and inner universe photographed upon... LUCY LARCOM I've never seen 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre', I've never seen 'Halloween', I... LIN SHAYE I didn't read comic books; that's not something that was really available to me as a child. ... CANDICE PATTON I've been everywhere in the world, seen everything, had everything a man can have. MUHAMMAD ALI I've never envied the person who had to put my books together in one script. SARAH DESSEN Nobody in the world knew about Megan Fox until I found her and put her in 'Transformers.' I ... MICHAEL BAY You never see a man walking down the street with a woman who has a little potbelly and a bald spot ELAYNE BOOSLER Why don't you put this one on the front page? Cindy is proving herself a nut, but you are suddenly s... CINDY SHEEHAN I remember my comic strips being called 'new wave.' It bugged me. LYNDA BARRY
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