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David Rees quotes: I hate self-publishing; it's a real drag and it takes up a lot of space.

I hate self-publishing; it's a real drag and it takes up a lot of space.

David Rees quotes: I've always liked Richard Pryor. I've always responded to rhythmic profanity.

I've always liked Richard Pryor. I've always responded to rhythmic profanity.

David Rees quotes: I like to do things that are new, where I feel the sense of discovery.

I like to do things that are new, where I feel the sense of discovery.

David Rees quotes: I'm not a professional comedian. Nobody comes to my comedy shows. That's just a little hobby.

I'm not a professional comedian. Nobody comes to my comedy shows. That's just a little hobby.

David Rees quotes: Nobody could be a professional cartoonist, because you have to do something you don't like to do in order to be a responsible adult and pay the rent.

Nobody could be a professional cartoonist, because you have to do something you don't like to do in order to be a responsible adult and pay the rent.

David Rees quotes: I have a really analytical approach to art. And the whole idea that you can't analyze what makes a joke funny ... I do not agree with that at all.

I have a really analytical approach to art. And the whole idea that you can't analyze what makes a joke funny ... I do not agree with that at all.

David Rees quotes: Just because something makes you smile or laugh ... doesn't mean it's a joke.

Just because something makes you smile or laugh ... doesn't mean it's a joke.

David Rees quotes: I had good relationships with stores. And I was like, "All right, I'll self-publish it. But I'm only going to do 1,000."

I had good relationships with stores. And I was like, "All right, I'll self-publish it. But I'm only going to do 1,000."

David Rees quotes: I don't even drink Coke. It tastes like robot sweat.

I don't even drink Coke. It tastes like robot sweat.

David Rees quotes: I don't think I would've ever dared dreaming of becoming a professional cartoonist. I wouldn't set myself up for that disappointment.

I don't think I would've ever dared dreaming of becoming a professional cartoonist. I wouldn't set myself up for that disappointment.

David Rees quotes: I've been really surprised about a lot of the negative comments about artisanal pencil sharpening. Like, it really rubs some people the wrong way.

I've been really surprised about a lot of the negative comments about artisanal pencil sharpening. Like, it really rubs some people the wrong way.

David Rees quotes: I wanted to get paid to sharpen pencils originally just because I thought it would be fun.

I wanted to get paid to sharpen pencils originally just because I thought it would be fun.

David Rees quotes: Everyone has pencils in their house, no matter how hip and contemporary they are.

Everyone has pencils in their house, no matter how hip and contemporary they are.

David Rees quotes: Once you use a toothbrush to clean a pencil sharpener, you should no longer use it to clean your teeth.

Once you use a toothbrush to clean a pencil sharpener, you should no longer use it to clean your teeth.

David Rees quotes: Obviously, I never had to sketch anything out. To me, that was the appeal of working with clip art, working digitally. You make it and it's done.

Obviously, I never had to sketch anything out. To me, that was the appeal of working with clip art, working digitally. You make it and it's done.

David Rees quotes: The way you make money is to do something you don't like to do. And that's how you know you're a virtuous person.

The way you make money is to do something you don't like to do. And that's how you know you're a virtuous person.

David Rees quotes: I felt really conflicted about making money off stuff that's creatively satisfying.

I felt really conflicted about making money off stuff that's creatively satisfying.

David Rees quotes: I'd always been really intimidated by prose writing.

I'd always been really intimidated by prose writing.

David Rees quotes: It would be amazing to tell my grandchildren, like, 'Yeah, I was paid to sharpen 1,000 pencils.'

It would be amazing to tell my grandchildren, like, 'Yeah, I was paid to sharpen 1,000 pencils.'

David Rees quotes: I have very limited craftsmanship. And a lot of the stuff I make plays on that.

I have very limited craftsmanship. And a lot of the stuff I make plays on that.

David Rees quotes: I've never been good at self-promotion. And my URL is really obscure. And for years and years, there was nothing about me on my website.

I've never been good at self-promotion. And my URL is really obscure. And for years and years, there was nothing about me on my website.

David Rees quotes: I don't want to be one of these people who's like, "Man, I don't know where my ideas come from and I don't know why this works."

I don't want to be one of these people who's like, "Man, I don't know where my ideas come from and I don't know why this works."

David Rees quotes: The type of pop culture that is honestly very moving and powerful to me is [when artists] do their homework. They make it real.

The type of pop culture that is honestly very moving and powerful to me is [when artists] do their homework. They make it real.

David Rees quotes: I didn't dare to dream of making money. But now of course, I've made many thousands of dollars sharpening pencils.

I didn't dare to dream of making money. But now of course, I've made many thousands of dollars sharpening pencils.

David Rees quotes: I feel like really thinking about art and really appreciating it and learning the language of it just makes you more of a connoisseur. I believe that.

I feel like really thinking about art and really appreciating it and learning the language of it just makes you more of a connoisseur. I believe that.

David Rees quotes: I liked sharpening pencils and I was like, "Oh, I wonder if I could get paid to do it." And I figured it out and I did it.

I liked sharpening pencils and I was like, "Oh, I wonder if I could get paid to do it." And I figured it out and I did it.