“I had only four hairs worth shaving, but I managed to inflict five cuts attempting to remove them.”

“What was the fun of being upper-class if you had to work so hard to appear bored all the time?”

“To be of the Earth is to know the restlessness of being a seed the darkness of being planted the struggle toward the light the pain of growth into the light the joy of bursting and bearing fruit the love of being food for someone the scattering of your seeds the decay of the seasons the mystery of death and the miracle of birth.”

“Han?”“Yeah, sweetie.”“How do you teach a man not to be a noble, long-suffering, self-sacrificing idiot?”“I don’t know, sweetie. Mostly I shoot them.”“I’ll consider that.”

“If people are honest with themselves when they choose a tattoo, the art will represent them better than anything that will ever come out of their mouth. The things that are most important to me are represented in the art that covers my body. My God, my family, my friends, my job, my social and historical beliefs and the aggressive or even violent nature with which I will protect all of them.....basically in that order of importance. Is it scarey or repulsive to some people? Yes. Does it change who I am? No. If anything it works as an outward conscience that will forever remind me of who I am and what is important during times of trial or long after my mind starts to fade due to old age if I'm blessed with a long life.Remove”

“Personally, I wouldn’t wait around for someone to tell you you’re good enough before you make your own comics. Just make them, always try to improve and care about what you’re doing. Be relentless and never give up.”

“I used to think I knew love. But now, I realize I didn't. I didn't know love until I met Shelby.”