Scientists need to invent a way to make DNA work like in cartoons. — Ryan North Cartoon Copy Share Image
When I graduated, I sort of went from school to being a cartoonist, and I couldn't draw. — Ryan North Being Copy Share Image
You care a lot about these stories you're writing, and you hope that someone else will care, too. — Ryan North About Copy Share Image
You have to recognize as a creative person that not everyone's going to be into what you're doing. — Ryan North Creative Copy Share Image
I can see people sharing my comics and talking about them, which is very gratifying. — Ryan North Comic Copy Share Image
Being hungover is like winning the lottery, only they pay you in regret. — Ryan North Lottery Copy Share Image
If you find you are not understanding my explaination for a joke, hit F5 on your browser and the page will refresh… — Ryan North Browsers Copy Share Image
I spent age 6-12 basically thinking about 'Back to the Future' all the time, so I think it's probably had a pretty… — Ryan North Age Copy Share Image
You always hope a book's going to be a success. I don't think I've ever written a book thinking, 'This will be… — Ryan North Bad Copy Share Image
“you know: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF HUGS IS THE ENTIRE REASON I EVER ENGAGE IN ANY NARRATIVE, FICTIONAL OR OTHERWISE??” — Ryan North Fictional Copy Share Image
A shot-down advance doesn't have to mean the end of a relationship, right? You can still be friends, as long as you're… — Ryan North Dumb Copy Share Image
For me personally, I get to be a cartoonist, because my comic would never survive in print. Maybe one in 100 people… — Ryan North Cartoonist Copy Share Image
My goal is for a complete collection of 'Squirrel Girl' comics to be equivalent to a C.S. bachelor degree. Now there's a… — Ryan North Bachelor Copy Share Image
The nice thing about Squirrel Girl is that she's smart, and she looks for situations that don't necessarily involve punching people all… — Ryan North Girl Copy Share Image
As a kid, I loved the idea of alternate possibilities, roads not taken, that sort of thing - and I think seeing… — Ryan North Adventure Copy Share Image
There's a difference between children's literature and all-ages literature. One is written expressly for children. The other is written for everyone, including… — Ryan North Books Copy Share Image
The idea of taking command of your life and doing something that you're not sure if you can do and you're not… — Ryan North Face Copy Share Image
It's a lot harder for an author that's unpublished to say, 'Hey, here's a new book.' There's nothing of theirs to read,… — Ryan North Book Copy Share Image
I've never written a novel before, and part of the reason I haven't is I was worried about getting 50,000 words into… — Ryan North Book Copy Share Image
Squirrel Girl is basically a Silver Age character in the modern age, and that makes her a fish out of water in… — Ryan North Age Copy Share Image
The secret to writing sound effects is having a room you can be alone in, trying to make the sounds yourself, and… — Ryan North Book Copy Share Image
I think the best villains are ones that you can look at and say, 'Yeah, he's obviously going about this the wrong… — Ryan North Best Copy Share Image
“To answer your question as honestly as I can, I've wanted since I was very little to not have to worry about… — Ryan North Happiness Copy Share Image
I actually put Jubilee in 'Squirrel Girl.' I made it a priority. — Ryan North Actually Copy Share Image
There's tons of people doing awesome things with comics online - I'm just one dude! — Ryan North Awesome Copy Share Image
We need to encourage our kids to express their feelings. We need to help them find their voice. — Ryan North Child Copy Share Image
Social media has been a great change. It's also a great way to disseminate comics and market them. — Ryan North Change Copy Share Image
Your worst enemy as a writer - especially one working online a lot of the time - is obscurity. — Ryan North Enemy Copy Share Image
I thought there was something inherently interesting in people turning to gold. It's pretty cool. — Ryan North Cool Copy Share Image
Sucking at something is the first step towards being sorta good at something. — Ryan North First step Copy Share Image
