Mort Walker

Laughter is the brush that sweeps away the cobwebs of your heart. ↗

— Mort Walker

#brush #cobwebs #heart #laughter #sweeps

Seven days without laughter makes one weak. ↗

— Mort Walker

#laughter #makes #seven #weak #without

At one time Tribune Syndicate emptied out their storeroom. They put tables full of original cartoons down in the lobby and said take one if you want one. The comics were simply a burden to them. ↗

— Mort Walker

#cartoons #comics #down #emptied #full

Everything I know, I write about. My only research is what I did. ↗

— Mort Walker

#did #everything #i #i write #know

I say, if you believe what you read in the comic strips, then you believe that mice run around with little gold buttons on their red pants and drive cars. ↗

— Mort Walker

#believe #buttons #cars #comic #comic strips

I took Beetle home thinking that after the Korean War was over, I would have to take him out of the Army. I thought, well, what am I going to do with him? ↗

— Mort Walker

#am #army #beetle #going #him

I was kicked out of The Stars And Stripes twice, and finally got back in. ↗

— Mort Walker

#finally #got #i #kicked #out

Some people will do schlock or anything, just to get their name on it. ↗

— Mort Walker

#get #just #name #people #some

The people who were against the Vietnam War thought I was attacking the Army. The guys in the Army thought I was representing their experiences. I was on both sides, and I survived. ↗

— Mort Walker

#army #attacking #both #both sides #experiences

When I introduced a black soldier, Lt. Flap, in 1971, the Stars and Stripes banned the strip. They were having racial problems and thought it would increase the tensions. ↗

— Mort Walker

#black #flap #having #i #increase