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> [My parents knew that I did King-Cat, but honestly my mom didn't want to see a lot of it. She would tell me, "I don't want to know any of what's really going on." Nowadays, when I put out a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-porcellino/my-parents-knew-that-i-did-king-cat-but-honestly-my-mom-didn-t-want/)

[John Porcellino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-porcellino/)

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## More by John Porcellino

> [Tom Hart, David Lasky, Ed Brubaker, Megan Kelso, Julie Doucet. These people lived comics. The people in Seattle got together every week to draw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-porcellino/tom-hart-david-lasky-ed-brubaker-megan-kelso-julie-doucet-these/)

[John Porcellino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-porcellino/)

> [My parents knew that I did King-Cat, but honestly my mom didn't want to see a lot of it. She would tell me, "I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-porcellino/my-parents-knew-that-i-did-king-cat-but-honestly-my-mom-didn-t-want/)

[John Porcellino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-porcellino/)

> [The whole point was just to be yourself, no matter what that was. You didn't have to fit into a certain punk-rock cliché. Create…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-porcellino/the-whole-point-was-just-to-be-yourself-no-matter-what-that-was-you/)

[John Porcellino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-porcellino/)

> [With my friends, it was always essentially true stories. That's how I always felt about doing King-Cat. This is something that really happened, whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-porcellino/with-my-friends-it-was-always-essentially-true-stories-that-s-how-i/)

[John Porcellino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-porcellino/)

> [Through my life and my experience, I believe getting "positive mental attitude" is true. Your brain has certain pathways in it, and if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-porcellino/through-my-life-and-my-experience-i-believe-getting-positive-mental/)

[John Porcellino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-porcellino/)

> [The way I grew up, I had a lot of personal issues with art. It's an individual thing, but I also think it's kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-porcellino/the-way-i-grew-up-i-had-a-lot-of-personal-issues-with-art-it-s-an/)

[John Porcellino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-porcellino/)

> ["Positive mental attitude" is totally hardcore. It's DIY.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-porcellino/positive-mental-attitude-is-totally-hardcore-it-s-diy/)

[John Porcellino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-porcellino/)

> [Punk rock was the first thing I found in my life that made me feel acceptable. The thing that got me into punk rock…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-porcellino/punk-rock-was-the-first-thing-i-found-in-my-life-that-made-me-feel/)

[John Porcellino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-porcellino/)

> [It is more important to me to make art that is an honest expression of my life than it is to make pictures people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-porcellino/it-is-more-important-to-me-to-make-art-that-is-an-honest-expression/)

[John Porcellino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-porcellino/)

> [“...we tear down the places where birds live, and put up places where people live, or places where people work to earn the money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-porcellino/we-tear-down-the-places-where-birds-live-and-put-up-places-where/)

[John Porcellino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-porcellino/)

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