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title: "2 Edgy Quotes By Stephan Pastis"
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> [I guess that compared to other comic strips, I'm edgy. But put me along something like 'South Park,' and I'm 'Captain Kangaroo.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-pastis/i-guess-that-compared-to-other-comic-strips-i-m-edgy-but-put-me-along/)

[Stephan Pastis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-pastis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3d/stephan-pastis-9455_along_i-guess-that-compared-to-other-comic-str_688271.png)

> [Maybe the bar is low, but most of the strips that are 50, 60, 70 years old that are on their second or third generation of artists, the humor is pretty bland. There are others by people that were raised…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-pastis/maybe-the-bar-is-low-but-most-of-the-strips-that-are-50-60-70-years/)

[Stephan Pastis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-pastis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0d/stephan-pastis-9455_art_maybe-the-bar-is-low-but-most-of-the-str_1876238.png)

## More by Stephan Pastis

> [For me, going to Minneapolis is like going to Mecca.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-pastis/for-me-going-to-minneapolis-is-like-going-to-mecca/)

[Stephan Pastis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-pastis/)

> [I have days where the only words I say are to the person making my sandwich at the grocery store.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-pastis/i-have-days-where-the-only-words-i-say-are-to-the-person-making-my/)

[Stephan Pastis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-pastis/)

> [“Humility is what you strive for when you've failed at everything else.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-pastis/humility-is-what-you-strive-for-when-you-ve-failed-at-everything-else/)

[Stephan Pastis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-pastis/)

> [A comic strip has a rhythm and a pattern, and you got to get in and out quick. So you set up a joke,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-pastis/a-comic-strip-has-a-rhythm-and-a-pattern-and-you-got-to-get-in-and/)

[Stephan Pastis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-pastis/)

> [I like characters who have blind spots and are full of themselves, but there also needs to be vulnerability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-pastis/i-like-characters-who-have-blind-spots-and-are-full-of-themselves-but/)

[Stephan Pastis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-pastis/)

> [If you put me in 'South Park,' that audience is going to fall asleep in five minutes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-pastis/if-you-put-me-in-south-park-that-audience-is-going-to-fall-asleep-in/)

[Stephan Pastis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-pastis/)

> [When you can't draw chameleons and you can't draw blenders, it's a bad idea to write strips where chameleons become blenders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-pastis/when-you-can-t-draw-chameleons-and-you-can-t-draw-blenders-it-s-a-bad/)

[Stephan Pastis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-pastis/)

> [Thomas, my 15-year-old, is effectively my editor, I've always trusted his voice, more than anybody, on the strip for years. He has one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-pastis/thomas-my-15-year-old-is-effectively-my-editor-i-ve-always-trusted/)

[Stephan Pastis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-pastis/)

> [I think it might surprise the average person how angry people can get over the comics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-pastis/i-think-it-might-surprise-the-average-person-how-angry-people-can-get/)

[Stephan Pastis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-pastis/)

> [You can't just count on becoming a syndicated cartoonist. I actually tried to calculate the odds once, and the best I could come up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-pastis/you-can-t-just-count-on-becoming-a-syndicated-cartoonist-i-actually/)

[Stephan Pastis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-pastis/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-pastis/a-stand-up-comedian-faces-the-audiences-and-gets-their-immediate/)

[Stephan Pastis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-pastis/)

> [“I know that if I am to move forward like the professional that I am, I must first see the past with mature eyes.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-pastis/i-know-that-if-i-am-to-move-forward-like-the-professional-that-i-am-i/)

[Stephan Pastis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-pastis/)

> [“Perhaps it is a secret yearning of all Hallmark employees to use the phrase 'you big fat pain in the butt' in an anniversary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-pastis/perhaps-it-is-a-secret-yearning-of-all-hallmark-employees-to-use-the/)

[Stephan Pastis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-pastis/)

> [It seems so absurd to get really mad with a cartoonist over a comic strip. It's sort of like getting in a fight with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-pastis/it-seems-so-absurd-to-get-really-mad-with-a-cartoonist-over-a-comic/)

[Stephan Pastis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-pastis/)

> [I know I can always draw, but I actually love the writing the most.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-pastis/i-know-i-can-always-draw-but-i-actually-love-the-writing-the-most/)

[Stephan Pastis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-pastis/)

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