The happy ending is hardly important, though we may be glad it’s there. The real joy is knowing that if you felt the trouble in the story, your kingdom isn’t dead. Lynda Barry Read Quote
The minute you understand racism, you’re responsible for being racist. It’s like eating from the tree of knowledge. Lynda Barry Read Quote
When you learn about stories in school, you get it backward. You start to think ‘Oh, the reason these things are in stories is because a book said I need to put these things in there.’ You need a death, as my husband says, and you need a little sidekick with a saying like ‘Skivel-dee-doo!’ Lynda Barry Read Quote
It’s much easier to teach writing, because people are less shy about writing. If they’re in a group, nobody can see what they’re writing. When you’re drawing, people get a little more nervous. Lynda Barry Read Quote
