“My mother wanted us to understand that the tragedies of your life one day have to potential to be the comic stories the next.”

“Everybody wanted to be the hero of their own story. Nobody wanted to be comic relief.”

“Your life is your story and the adventure ahead of you is the journey to fulfill your own purpose and potential”

“Somethings in life are out of your control. you can make it a party or a tragedy. Or, you could refuse to take the next step. You could refuse to take what you wanted most because you're afraid some day you might lose it.”

“No. Sorry, but no. I fully appreciate how much “trouble” I will get into for this, but no. I cannot let this pass without comment. Using the only hours past death of your own mother to make a point about a comic book story? There are not sufficient words in the English language to properly express my disgust.”

“Life is a drama full of tragedy and comedy. You should learn to enjoy the comic episodes a little more.”

“I'd been upstaged, demoted from protagonist in my own drama to comic relief in my parents' tragedy”

“Waiting your time, dreaming of a better life.
Waiting your time, you're more than just a wife.
You don't want to do what your mother has done,
She has done.
This is your life, this new life has begun.
It's your day - a woman's day.
It's your day - a woman's day.”

“Mother used to say it meant Christopher was a nice name because it was a story about being kind and helpful, but I do not want my name to mean a story about being kind and helpful. I want my name to mean me.”

“In any creative field--any creative field--you must first understand that you have no value whatsoever. Your work has no value whatsoever. You are completely worthless. Whatever potential you have is just that--potential--and when you are discussing self-publishing a comic book, you have about the same chance of success as 10 thousand others.”