"So [the Grand Duke of Owls] turns [Edmond] into a kitten because he claims they're easier to kill, but I think it's because they're easier to draw."
"It's much easier to humanize an animal than to humanize a human"
"I can express something [with animals] that is different from what I put into my work about humans [...] I can pit more nonsense, more satire and fantasy into the animals..."
