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> [When you do anything creative, you really have to live entirely in that world. I think my ability to do that is what makes me such a bad dinner guest. I'm always looking over someone's shoulder, taking in stuff around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-pastis/when-you-do-anything-creative-you-really-have-to-live-entirely-in/)

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

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## 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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