The great depression left a mark on all of the civilized world. It was a defining moment like a giant earthquake that reminds us of how little control we have over human destiny -- despite our technology and innovation.

There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there was never a defining moment.

All I want is the defining moment.

There's no one defining moment that kills you or makes you.

This is a defining moment for the UAW,

Before World War II, I was living a very cloistered existence, as most cartoonists do. The work I was pouring out did not come from any real, personal life experience; this was all the residue of the accumulation of Rafael Sabatini, O. Henry, all the short-story writers that I'd been reading.