Cathy Guisewite Quotes
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Wake me up when I'm a size 5.
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A young bride can put on makeup at 6 in the morning and look fabulous at midnight. I have about a 15-minute window where I actually look good, and then I have to wash my face and start over.
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In 1976 I wrote a lot about women trying to claim the right to work.
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Sometimes the best Christmas present is remembering what you've already got.
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Because the majority of my readers are women, I feel that one public service I can provide to them is to spread the message of regular mammograms and early detection within the strip.
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I'm more financially successful, but it just means the shopping blunders I make are bigger now.
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What happened to the good old days of "Woman as passive recipient?" What happened to being courted? What happened to sitting back under a parasol and granting someone a chance to try to win us over?
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I can't tell my conscience from my insecurities.
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Imagine my surprise when, after a lifetime of teaching me to keep personal things to myself, Mom insisted my drawings were the start of a comic strip for millions of people to enjoy.
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Cartooning is a wonderful career, and I'd like more women to get to have it. I can't think of any reason why we won't see more syndicated female cartoonists in the future.
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All mothers have intuition. The great ones have radar.
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Small wastebasket liners, $1.17 ... tall wastebasket liners, $2.29 ... garbage can liners, $3.98 ... I think I just spent $7.44 buying something I'm going to throw away.
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I never thought Cathy would get married in the comic strip. And I also thought I would never get married.
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I'd love to see more equal representation of female and male cartoonists on the comics page.
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I wanted Cathy and Irving to actually say 'I do' and be pronounced husband and wife on Feb. 5, which is my mom's birthday.
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My dog was with me all the time. I talked to my dog. She was my best buddy. I shared all my secrets with her, but I don't think I every really tried jokes out with the dog.
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The specific story line that people have responded to the most has been the horror of bathing suit shopping.
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Allow yourself to graduate, every five years.
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Men should come with instruction booklets.
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There are self-awareness groups, to help you discover who you really are ... encounter groups, to help you deal with who you really are ... assertiveness training groups to help you stand up for who you really are ... Suddenly, the only way to become an individual is to join a group.
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The best strips are the most honest. That's just the truth of it.
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I'm married, which means that instead of occasionally wondering about men from afar, I actually live with one and can be constantly astounded by the strange male brain.
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A lot of married people certainly have wonderful relationships with their dogs, but when you're single and your dog is the only other living thing in your house, it's a really special relationship which I wanted CATHY to have.
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There are only two secrets to a slimmer shape ... High heels and shoulder pads!