Phil Foglio Quotes

#1. Now I am in control!" He followed this statement with a burst of laughter that showed the owner had done a fair share of gloating in his time, and had the basics down pat.

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#2. No, Klaus, it isn't a game. I am determined to change. I do love him. It should be enough. Besides, they always win. There must be something to their philosophy. --Lucrezia Mongfish:

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#3. One of the characteristics I cherish in my friends is their childlike gullibility, and several excited minutes were spent trying to actually find this book.

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#4. We start out talking about the story, trying to figure out who is who and what should happen, taking notes the whole time. Then I do a rough layout of the issue, showing what happens on each page. Then we discuss that some more.

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#5. Agatha was a connoisseur of headaches, and was relieved at the transitory nature of this one.

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#6. Why the hell can't people just write nice happy stories about people having happy sex? That's what I want, and I bet a whole bunch of other people want it too.

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#7. As Master Payne escorted her to the waiting coach, a small frown crossed her face. "People keep giving me rings," she confided to him, "But I think a small death ray might be more practical.

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#8. If we had to go live action, I'd hold out for Tim Burton to direct.

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#9. As it happened, I had a friend who was a good person who liked to present himself as a dreadful one. Using him as a role model, I created the first Buck Godot strip.

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#10. She's a smart girl, so she doesn't trust you, but she obviously likes you.

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#11. My only requirement for that first story was that there had to be a fight or an explosion on every page. Naturally, no one wanted to publish it, but I liked the character, did a few stories to keep my hand in.

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#12. Agatha Clay: "I've never had coffee. Lilith said a young lady shouldn't drink stimulants."
Zeetha: "Drink your coffee like a warrior."
Agatha Clay: "...Yes, Zeetha.

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#13. Any plan where you lose your hat is a bad plan.

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#14. I didn't really think about becoming a professional artist until high school, when I realized that everything else required too much math.

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#15. Klaus Wulfenbach: Was my son upset? Bangladesh DuPree: Oh, him? Yeah! He's all set to be a hero and rescue her
and then he finds out he'd need fireplace tongs to get her undressed? Yeah, upset is the word.

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#16. Tarvek: "You call that 'throwing?'"
Gilgamesh: "Hey, at least I got his hat!

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#17. I've also been busy doing stuff for Steve Jackson Games.

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#18. You know, there's more to being an evil despot then getting cake whenever you want it."
"If that's what you think, then you're DOING IT WRONG!

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