“(Sylvia to character in book she is reading, Death by) Get out of that tub! Get in your car and get out of there! (Character) Suddenly I felt compelled to get out of that tub and out of that motel. I dressed and hopped in my car. Later I stopped for gas, and met a great guy. We got married and raise cocker spaniels.”

American cartoonist and writer

Nicole Marilyn Hollander is an American cartoonist and writer, known for her daily comic strip Sylvia. The strip was syndicated to newspapers across the United States by Tribune Media Services. Hollander built her reputation through Sylvia, which brought her work into a national newspaper audience. Her career centers on cartooning and writing, with Sylvia as the main work associated with her name.