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Orrin Hatch was the keynote speaker at the last meeting of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. He sought me out because he was a fan. I was thinking he had confused me with someone else. ↗

— Ted Rall

#association #because #cartoonists #confused #editorial

But now that I'm cartooning full-time, I'm more of an observer. I'm talking to people who are experiencing these things. But it's not like being in the trenches. ↗

— Ted Rall

#cartooning #experiencing #full-time #i #like

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

— Ted Rall

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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. ↗

— Ted Rall

#book #good #great #great book #here

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

— Ted Rall

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

— Ted Rall

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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. ↗

— Ted Rall

#analysis #away #direct #i #like

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. ↗

— Ted Rall

#alliance #cheap #country #else #hands

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

— Ted Rall

#had #hated #i #involved #job

When I put together a graphic novel, I don't think about literary prose. I think about storytelling. ↗

— Ted Rall

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