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title: "1 Doing Time Quotes By Jessica Abel"
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> [“The decision to carve out time and attention to make your work is a breathtaking act of ego. You’re saying, “I don’t care what everyone else thinks I should be doing with my time. I know this is what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-abel/the-decision-to-carve-out-time-and-attention-to-make-your-work-is-a/)

[Jessica Abel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-abel/)

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## More by Jessica Abel

> [I haven't really lost faith in my work - other than for quite short periods when the work is harder than usual - but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-abel/i-haven-t-really-lost-faith-in-my-work-other-than-for-quite-short/)

[Jessica Abel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-abel/)

> [I don't use recurring characters. I do get very interested my characters while I'm working with them, and I find the process of fitting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-abel/i-don-t-use-recurring-characters-i-do-get-very-interested-my/)

[Jessica Abel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-abel/)

> [Women’s voices, LGBT voices, and the voices of people of color are all needed in any art form if we want to explore the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-abel/women-s-voices-lgbt-voices-and-the-voices-of-people-of-color-are-all/)

[Jessica Abel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-abel/)

> [“I sit in front of the notebook and feel like it’s just too late for me. And that this book isn’t working, nothing’s working,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-abel/i-sit-in-front-of-the-notebook-and-feel-like-it-s-just-too-late-for/)

[Jessica Abel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-abel/)

> [When I was living in Mexico, I started reassessing my drawing style, and plunged into a period of doing exercises and research to develop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-abel/when-i-was-living-in-mexico-i-started-reassessing-my-drawing-style/)

[Jessica Abel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-abel/)

> [When you draw in a tight, controlled style, you open yourself up to - in my case, my own - criticism that things aren't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-abel/when-you-draw-in-a-tight-controlled-style-you-open-yourself-up-to-in/)

[Jessica Abel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-abel/)

> [Why does the need to explain comics still exist? Because that prejudice still exists. It's fading, but it's still very strong. It's important to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-abel/why-does-the-need-to-explain-comics-still-exist-because-that/)

[Jessica Abel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-abel/)

> [My drawing, like that of most cartoonists, is intended first of all to be functional: to create believable space, and communicate information. My strongest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-abel/my-drawing-like-that-of-most-cartoonists-is-intended-first-of-all-to/)

[Jessica Abel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-abel/)

> [I can certainly be surprised by turns a story takes, but usually not once I'm actually in the writing/drawing stage. In the plotting stage,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-abel/i-can-certainly-be-surprised-by-turns-a-story-takes-but-usually-not/)

[Jessica Abel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-abel/)

> [I don't think comics use iconic forms - or they don't have to. But that makes them even more "cool," if I understand the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-abel/i-don-t-think-comics-use-iconic-forms-or-they-don-t-have-to-but-that/)

[Jessica Abel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-abel/)

> [“The decision to carve out time and attention to make your work is a breathtaking act of ego. You’re saying, “I don’t care what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-abel/the-decision-to-carve-out-time-and-attention-to-make-your-work-is-a/)

[Jessica Abel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-abel/)

> [Cartooning is completely different from other media: it is closely related to film and prose, other narrative forms, but the skills needed to realize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-abel/cartooning-is-completely-different-from-other-media-it-is-closely/)

[Jessica Abel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-abel/)

> [It's a mystery to me why comics have been so despised for so long. Obviously, it has to do with the history of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-abel/it-s-a-mystery-to-me-why-comics-have-been-so-despised-for-so-long/)

[Jessica Abel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-abel/)

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