Milton Caniff

“The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.”

“I'm not an artist. I'm a storyteller. My medium happens to be pictures and words.”

“I've always been a storyteller. I don't draw pictures; I write pictures.”

“Adventure is my stock in trade.”

“You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be.”

“The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all.”

“You can't just draw a pretty girl. You've got to give her a reason to be there.”

“Art for art's sake is a lot of baloney. Art has to have a purpose.”

“What I did in 'Terry' was to create a place for the reader to go in his imagination. A far-off place, exotic and adventurous, but a place you could believe in.”

“The only thing that has ever interested me in my life is the next blank piece of paper.”

“This is your life, not a dress rehearsal.”