I’ve gotten a lot of livid letters about the awfulness of my work. I’ve never known what to make of it. Why do people bother to write if they hate what I do? Lynda Barry Read Quote
Humor is such a wonderful thing, helping you realize what a fool you are but how beautiful that is at the same time. Lynda Barry Read Quote
There was a beautiful time in the beginning when I just did it and didn’t analyze the consequences, but I think that time ends in everyone’s work. Lynda Barry Read Quote
Remember how you used to be able to feel your bed breathing and the walls spinning when you were a kid? Lynda Barry Read Quote
The strips are nearly effortless unless I am really emotionally upset, a wreck. Lynda Barry Read Quote
My mom didn’t want me to go to college. She didn’t want me to read – when I read, I may as well have been holding a pineapple. Lynda Barry Read Quote
I do love to eavesdrop. It’s inspirational, not only for subject matter but for actual dialogue, the way people talk. Lynda Barry Read Quote
