“A stand-up comedian faces the audiences and gets their immediate feedback. I hide behind the comic strip, and unless people write to me, I dont know what they think.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWritingFacesBehindsAudienceComicComedianFeedbackComic StripsStand Up Comedian Author:Stephan Pastis
“The phrase 'I just turn on my monkey and it makes me feel good' sounds very dirty, but I can't explain why. It's great to try to use expressions like that on the comics page. People want to complain but they can't, because they can't figure out quite what they should be complaining about.” PeopleWantFeelsShouldTryingI CanUseTurnsSoundFiguresExpressionPagesComplainingFeel GoodDirtyPhrasesMonkeysTurn-on Author:Stephan Pastis
“If a restaurant offers crayons, I always take them and color throughout the meal. It beats talking to the people I came to dinner with.” PeopleIfsTalkingColorOffersBeatsDinnerMealsRestaurantsCrayon Author:Stephan Pastis
“Whenever I see people with their collars up, I'm tempted to point it out to them like you would for someone who has a food stain on their shirt or food in their teeth, as if to say, 'Your fashion sense is so offensive I'm assuming it's some sort of accident you'll want to fix.” PeopleIfsWantFashionLike YouAssumingAccidentsTeethShirtsOffensiveTemptedStainsCollars Author:Stephan Pastis
