Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for July 23, 1981
Transcript:
Mike: Zonker, I know how you must feel. I really do. It can't be easy giving up your life's work...but you can't spend the rest of your life in a state of pre-cancerous repose. You have to move on, develop some new interests! There's no shame in it, Zonker! You have to stop feeling guilty! You have to stop tearing youself apart over this thing! That's it. Try to get some sleep.