"After doing Johnny I wanted to just do something, I wouldn't say innocent, but to not have any care in the world. Lots of setups and horrible happenings but its funny"
- Jhonen Vasquez
About this Quote
This quote by Jhonen Vasquez talks to the concept of wishing to leave from the darkness of the world. After developing the character Johnny, a dark and troubled character, Vasquez wished to produce something that was the opposite of Johnny. He wished to develop something that was not necessarily innocent, however something that was carefree and with no of the darkness that existed in Johnny. He wanted to produce something that was funny and lighthearted, regardless of the fact that there were still setups and horrible happenings on the planet. This quote talks to the idea of wanting to escape from the darkness of the world and to create something that is more lighthearted and funny. It is a tip that even in the middle of darkness, there is still hope and pleasure to be discovered.
This quote is written / told by Jhonen Vasquez somewhere between September 1, 1974 and today. He/she was a famous Cartoonist from USA.
The author also have 22 other quotes.
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"A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act"
"I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman"
"Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them"
"When I first started, it was really an innocent response to the needs of women in rural areas. When we started planting trees to meet their needs, there was nothing beyond that. I did not see all the issues that I have to come to deal with"
