Natural guts defeating natural talent • Failure is underrated • If you really felt your life mattered, would you still watch TV? • If it's not simple, don't eat it. • Recycle... shove everyone's opinion back down their throat • Constant praise is needed • Significant Others v.s. insignificant Others • Find a path. Hopefully it doesn't lead to a strip mall • Food for thought, just don't get ketchup in your hair • God made man in his own image, so I guess he's an underachiever too • I make it sometimes without even trying • I keep pushing but nothing has moved • I'm sorry did I misunderestimate you?

• New short story "Thorns of Grace" available now  •  Officially part of the Michigan State University's Comic Library

• Interview with a Comic Book Artist - Episode One has been posted in the artist bio section

Something is on my mind, and I can't get it off. • If you could find the words, would you keep them to yourself ? • Happiness is a decision. I'm indecisive • There is plenty in this world I will never see...But more then enough to talk about • What have I surrounded myself with? • I'm a reasonable man, get off my case • Making a fool of yourself is one of lifes easiest skills • A realist is just an optimist that already knows it's not going to work out • This is the beginning... again • The evan derian website redesign • Representing the artist as himself, or the person he'd like to be • Hopefully this site will come closer then others • It will make more or less sense as I progress, more or less • Most of this will be true