Schulz and Peanuts Quotes

“[Schulz] came to see that the better part of his shyness was really vanity, or self-centeredness. "Shyness is an illusion," he would say, late in life. "If you get out and do something and talk to people, you don't have to be shy. Shyness is the overtly self-conscious thinking that you are the only person in the world; that how you look and what you do is of any importance.”
― David Michaelis, Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography

“In 'a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people to listen to the same joke at the same time, and yet remain lonesome,' as T.S. Eliot said of television, Good Ol' Charlie Brown could be king.”
― David Michaelis, Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography

“Security is having a home town. - Charles Schulz”
― David Michaelis, Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography

“That's the secret, Frank. Always have an iron in the fire. Always have another angle ready to go... Remember, if you can't outplay them, you have to outwork them. - Charles Schulz”
― David Michaelis, Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography