My dad was an engineer and so I had this picture of science and technology and pursuits of the mind as being more impressive than artistic pursuits, which I saw a as kind of frivolous. – Scott McCloud
My dad was an inventor, and I think Ive always had a rosy view of technology, or at least its potential. – Scott McCloud
Today, comics is one of the very few forms of mass communication in which individual voices still have a chance to be heard. – Scott McCloud
Reclaiming the word fat was the most empowering step in my progress. I stopped using it for insult or degradation and instead replaced it with truth, because the truth is that I am fat, and thats ok. So now when someone calls me fat, I agree, whereas before I would get embarrassed and emotional. – Beth Ditto