because there are simply too many beautiful asw comics, and i need somewhere to put them all. turns out i'm c&p'ing nearly all of them. but it simply must be done. there are too many times when i just absolutely have to read one of my absolute favourites, and cannot find it. this seems mighty pointless, but asw serves as #2 in 'things that inspire me the most in absolutely everything i do'.

• "In the caves behind my house, I found a softer world. They understand what I had to do for love. They don't believe in restraining orders."
• "I lost my whole family to the fire. I cried for weeks. Nothing could console me. Until I woke up this morning and I could fly. Just spread my arms and go."
• "There's a whole world down in the ocean filled with talking shrimp, and boys who call you back But my breath wont hold long enough.
• "There are people who believe a photograph captures your soul. For them this is a terrible thing. For me, it's one last chance.
• "I was so sure my search would end when I found God. But then I couldn't find my keys, And my cat ran away."
• "After the war, the fallout drove us underground. 'Follow the tunnels toward the light,' our president said, 'toward the smell of cotton candy.'"
• "There's a whole world off this island. All it takes is one long swim to start over. Tell my mother I love her."
• "Tourist season is the hardest for me. When I feel an attack coming on, I lock myself in the bathroom and I laugh until I cry."
• "I'm afraid to go on this mission, afraid of sabotage, afraid of mission system failure but when I tried to tell my mother, she smiled so wide and said 'my son, the astronaut.'"
• "When the moon is full I turn into a werewolf and I eat people. I grow fangs, and claws, and an appetite for flesh. I am writing a book of love poetry."
• "yes, i believe in love. yes, i'm a dreamer. but i'm not alone. there are more of us. and we've got bombs, truth and beauty bombs."
• "When you're around, I don't know how to hide my feelings. I count in binary, in my head. zero one one zero one one. and you count clouds."
• "a puddle in a basement grew and grew, and the whole town rushed to save fax machines and public records while I rolled up my pant legs."
• "I called my therapist yesterday in a panic. I said, 'what if the sky falls again?' and she said, 'well what if you fall in love?'"
• "I should have been brave enough to just ask your name instead of screaming 'I cannot contain my lust'. Now you probably think I'm a creep."
• "I've started a terrorist call. We're going to do away with dating services. We're going to burn down Weight Watchers."
• "When I get to the future, things will be different. People will respect one another. War won't exist. We will finally understand sex."
• "I was going to figure out the postage and send you my heart for christmas. But my friends talked me out of it. They said, 'why would you send her something broken?'"
• "I'd like to read a story in the newspaper that ends with, 'but she was just having a bad dream. really she's okay.'"
• "It was a plague nobody expected. Puberty again, instead of death. cracking voices, and new bodies we don't understand."
• "I don't know if your wings are real, but I've never seen you without them, and i follow you everywhere."
• "Obsessive compulsive order was my dad drunk, laughing 'six hundred and eight cars? are you SURE?'"
• "When the aliens arrive and kill our leaders, I will write them a letter that says 'What about their kids?'"
• "They won't let you borrow any of the art, but they get so mad when you sit down and start touching yourself there."
• "When we die, we come back different, like with greener eyes. or as some far off star."
• "I read bowling pins like tea leaves. Every pin I knock down is a boy who will break my heart. and i always bowl a perfect game."
• "Terrorists attacked and I called my sister. She said it was too much drama before her morning coffee, and hung up on me."
• "She sits outside every morning and cries and where each tear falls, a flower grows. The neighbors think I beat her."
• "'No," I said, 'the rule is I can't see YOU in the dress.'"
• "My super power is everyone smiles at me. I don't know who to trust."
• "Atomic war means no traffic in the mornings. no bills in the mail. I can stay in bed with you all day."
• "That was no star last night. radio says it was the space station exploding. no wish for me!"
• "Maybe next year is the year. Maybe last year."
• "We heard that rice expands, exploding pigeons. So we mixed them some rice and glitter, and held hands in the park."
• "When a person finds their calling, god shines through them. like John Prine singing sad songs. like you loving someone new."
• "As a child I killed animals. Not for any rush but because they seemed so sad and I didn't know what else to do."
• "Through your bedroom window, you look so sad at night and I imagine that I am what you need, but realize that's crazy."
• "I like falling off my skateboard like I like loving you. Broken hearts, like broken bones, hurt well."
• Primo Levi wrote 'It is the duty of righteous men to make war on all undeserved privilege, but one must not forget that this is a war without end.' You handsome fuck."
• "I think my cat has been replaced by a listening device. But I'll feel like a jerk if I open her up to check."
• "Our friends all died before we realized we were trapped in an old horror movie. Like kids in a candy store."
• "The ice caps melted, but we were prepared with our waterproof valentines and scuba gear for kittens."
• "Every statue in town came to life, but they'd been watching long enough to know better than to ever move."
• "Email me dirty pictures of you with my name in marker everywhere. I get crazy thinking about your eyes when you cry. I miss you all wrong."
• "I'm married to the sea but don't tell her that I call her that."
• "The trick to pet names is the combination of affectionate nouns. Honeybun. Sugarpie. Kittentits."
• "My house burned down. And I lost everything, again. it feels better every time."
• "I have super powers and a costume. every night I panic just outside my door. But every night, I try again."
• "My daughter is a terrorist. A mother knows. She is my little girl though. those people are strangers."
• "I've always known I'd be a bank robber. So judge all you want, ladies and gentlemen. Because you never did become an astronaut."
• "The newspapers made a big deal about my heritage but ignored my tattoo 'fuck politics, I just want to burn shit down.'"
• "Something moves under her skin. When we kiss she has too many tongues. but she's beautiful."
• "I look at old photos and still believe it's happening. 'treatable symptoms' my doctor says."
• "A dozen people already asked 'it was raining crabs. did you see them?' but last night, I felt like it was just for me."
• "On days like this I would just disappear if it weren't for you and your love, like nails in my feet."
• "Everyone is staring at the priest as he hands the megaphone back to me. 'You all just attended my gay wedding,' I say 'surprise!'"
• "I like to get all tied up and rescue myself and then it's off to the park and a scoop of ice cream for my hero."
• "For my psych class, I had to devise the perfect murder. I got an F, but I'm doing it. I'm joining the army."
• 'We can't afford a vacation,' I tell her, and she nods. 'gas, mortgage, electricity, we have obligations' i say, one-way tickets hidden behind my back."
• "oh god, oh god. okay. calm down. say something. break the ice. set her at ease. 'I'm unarmed.'"
• I have no use for before and after pictures. I can't remember starting, and I'm never done."
• "I spend my lunch hours surrounded by people who apologize for every touch So today I hugged a stranger And a thousand lonely people rioted."
• "Truth and beauty are wonderful words. but shrapnel is shrapnel. and at the end of the day, I am alone with the things I have done."
• "This is the fifth day we've spent just making cupcakes. Maybe we didn't survive that crash."
• "Terrorist-underprivilegeds bombed three hoverports and I should be scared or angry the newsfeed says but the sky is so empty and quiet and beautiful."
• "I sold all our belongings and filled the car with snacks while you were gone. I set the cat free. I crank called 911. I bit our landlord. We can never go back! We're free."
• "I am going to build a boyfriend out of garbage and dirty feathers. No one else will touch him."
• "We are terrible for each other, and yes, we are a disaster. But tell me your heart doesn't race for a hurricane or a burning building. I'd rather die terrified than live forever."
• "My mother always said, 'a life needs solid plans,' but really, a life needs secret plans.
• "I can't decide if this is heaven or hell. The walls keep closing in and we're running out of space, but you're pretty cute."
• "I love you so much I want to shout from the rooftops. But then you might hear me and start closing your curtains at night."
• "Got shat on today and looked up and for a minute I became one of those assholes who are thankful for every moment."
• "I woke up in the woods covered in blood which means I am either crazy or a werewolf but i'm not a nobody."
• "My mom used to say, 'hell's where the party'll be!'. Nope."
• "I sing anyway."
• "My doctor laughed when I asked if he left new dosage instructions with my cat. So. One of you is lying."
• "Man, if I had tits, I'd never leave the house, looking in a mirror all day. Wishing I were prettier."
• "They are always watching, always listening, recording everything. So I sing into the telephone sometimes. Maybe it cheers them up."
• "Death is coming, and we are wasting time, making charts. I am a batshit genius scientist prophet goddess and I will be free and I guess this message is just to tell you I won't be in tomorrow."
• "I tried to save wishes by combining them. But diamond stripper cake? Actually kind of gross."
• "The carbon footprint of a single human being is enormous. If you think about it, your honour, I'm an environmentalist."
• "I found a camera that shows the future and a radio that plays alien music. Everything is so great since you left."
• "'Hello! This is an email from a stranger who thinks you're just great! Also, I respect a woman who organizes her fridge so well. Please don't scream when you turn around?'"
• "Instead of going to work I rode my bike out of town until I was exhausted and then I fell asleep in a strange field. Sometimes it feels pretty good to be me."
• "I woke up and everyone on Earth was gone. This is going to be like a nightmare. Any day now."
• "Relocation ships came down through permanent smog to save us from the exploding sun. but I won't live in another city with no windows. I'd rather die with the sun on my face."
• "God talks to me. The whole world will have to burn. I don't question Him. It's just...there's this pile of books I'v been meaning to get to."
• "Naked boys live there under the waves and we talk and talk but today I brought my harpoon gun because a girl has needs."
• "I want the woman who yells at potted plants at the library. Yes, she's clearly troubled, but she's not helpless. She doesn't take shit from vegetables, for instance."
• "At parties I slip a crumbled pill into her drink so she can still say medication is for chumps but for a couple hours, her smile comes easily."
• "If one more white dude calls me articulate today, I'm going to keep my frustration to myself I guess so that I don't seem uptight."
• "The future is so awesome. Oh man! Remember the internet?"
• "If I could only bring three things to a desert island, all three would be you. And I'd make you all kiss."
• "The world isn't going to end just because we've done everything wrong. Though that would be easier."
• "I think you are beautiful, and I would like to kiss you. I can think up some clever lines if you'd prefer. But I wanted to say that, first."
• "As near as I can tell, he wished for this moment to last forever. So we sit and hold hands and I am always just about to leave."
• "Is there enough air? Is help even coming? Is it too early to suggest spin the bottle?"
• "I drove that car into the ocean. And if you don't see why that's often, maybe you shouldn't be in the business of renting out cars."
• "I really like my friends and I probably wouldn't last very long on the 1am but sometimes you're cutting your food and you think, adventure is just one mistake away."
• "We can see the mushroom cloud and we are going to die soon, no matter what we do or eat or say. I wish I had known this all along."
• "We need more good crazy. It'd be nice to watch the news and think 'That's fucking insane.' but feel a little jealous, instead of just alone."
• "Satellite images, maps and blueprints of the whole world, of every city, we could look it up and know what's there in someone else's words, or we could get wicked drunk and just go."
• "I have done up a list of pros and cons for suicide,, and both sides are equally full of bullshit."