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title: "1 Women Voices Quotes By Jessica Abel"
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> [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 true possibilities of that art form. Diversity is strength.](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/)

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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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