Ted Rall

“When you have birds you stare at them a lot and their eyes are recessed on their head. When they look at something they tilt their head in a quizzical expression.”

“If I had to rank my skills, I have a long way to go before I can write a good graphic novel.”

“I don't think anyone has written a great graphic novel.”

“The experts who managed the original Marshall Plan say Afghanistan needs a commitment of at least $5 to $10 billion over 5 to 10 years, coupled with occupation forces of 250,000 Allied soldiers to keep the peace throughout the country.”

“The first step to stringing the boss up from a lamppost is saying the boss is a moron.”

“Anyway, I tried liking Jimmy Corrigan but I couldn't.”

“I think we're the first generation to successfully integrate American society.”

“Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away.”

“Trying to rebuild Afghanistan on the cheap has left the country in the hands of warlords and an impotent Northern Alliance puppet regime that runs Kabul and nothing else.”

“Comics are too big. You can't say any kind or genre of comics is better than another. You can say so subjectively. But to say it like it's objective is wrong. It's wrong morally, because it cuts out stuff that's good.”

“Up until 1995, I still had a day job that I hated. I was still personally involved in things in the 90s.”

“I think Maus I is better than Maus II. The standard here is whether or not it's as good as a great book of prose literature and by that standard, no, it's not that great.”