Quotes by Garry Trudeau

“Since the stench of death will always attract flies and vermin, the arrival of Geraldo was perhaps inevitable.”

“Life is like a movie-since there arent any commercial breaks, you have to get up and go to the bathroom in the middle of it.”

“Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated.”

“second-guessing editors. Theyre obliged to be responsive to their individual communities, and Im not the one who has to deal directly with reader blow-back.”

“Editors finally began to understand that the audience was largely self-selecting, and that the readers the feature attracted were unlikely to be offended.”

“There are so many ways to get it wrong, ... They figured, correctly, I could use all the help I could get.”

“Well, its a humor strip, so my first responsibility has always been to entertain the reader, ... But if, in addition, I can help move readers to thought and judgment about issues that concern me, so much the better.”

“Those were very self-serious times, ... The end of the Vietnam War changed all that. The nation exhaled, `Saturday Night Live hit big, and satire really took off.”

“Thats for the readers to adjudge, but I will say that in general public commentators have nowhere near the clout that we enjoyed 35 years ago, the age of four TV channels and no Internet, ... As far as Im concerned, its all good. You cant have too many voices in a democracy. Talented people will find their audiences.”

“Nor will I be using any imagery that mocks Jesus Christ.”

Well, its a humor strip, so my first responsibility has always been to entertain the reader... But if, in addition, I can help move readers to thought and judgment about issues that concern me, so much the better.

Humor can inform and break down stigma, which is a huge issue in the military.

Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated.

Medical decisions have been politicized. What doctor wants a state legislator in his consulting room?