Lynda Barry quotes - page 2

Love will make a way out of no way. (Lynda Barry)
No matter what, expect the unexpected. And whenever possible BE the unexpected. View quote
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You have to be willing to spend time making things for no known reason. View quote
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What year is it in your imagination? View quote
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I live in constant fear of being fired or dropped for that dark part of my work I can't control. View quote
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When an attractive but ALOOF (cool) man comes along, there are some of us who offer to shine his shoes with our underpants. There are thousands of scientific concepts as to why this is so, and yes, yes, it's very sick but none of this helps. View quote
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Dear Anyone Who Finds This, Do not blame the drugs. View quote
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This ability to exist in pieces is what some adults call resilience. And I suppose in some way it is a kind of resilience, a horrible resilience that makes adults believe children forget trauma. View quote
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You may be a lady but you are still the man! View quote
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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. View quote
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I am about as detailed as a shadow. (Lynda Barry)
'Good Times' is a story about the loss of innocence, how adults are responsible for their actions but children aren't. View quote
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I run a tight ship, but I try and make it seem like I'm not doing that at all. View quote
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Playing and fun are not the same thing, though when we grow up we may forget that and find ourselves mixing up playing with happiness. There can be a kind of amnesia about the seriousness of playing, especially when we played by ourselves. View quote
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I think of images as an immune system and a transit system. View quote
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My goal on my bucket list is to write a romantic comedy movie. View quote
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The minute you understand racism, you're responsible for being racist. It's like eating from the tree of knowledge. View quote
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For horror movies, color is reassuring because, at least in older films, it adds to the fakey-ness. View quote
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The thing that really struck me when I went to junior high was class. I grew up on a pretty poor street, but the school district I was in included some fine neighborhoods - so I got to know a couple of the kids from those places and went to their houses and experienced such culture shock. View quote
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I grew up in a house that had a whole lot of trouble. As much trouble as you could imagine. View quote
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The library was open for one hour after school let out. I hid there, looking at art books and reading poetry. (Lynda Barry)
I look crazy. I know I do. Been true since I was a kid! View quote
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Part of a horror movie has to be a bit fakey for me to really enjoy it. The new ones are so realistic that they distract me from the ride through the horror. View quote
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Kids don't plan to play. They don't go: 'Barbie, Ken, you ready to play? It's gonna be a three-act.' View quote
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I remember my comic strips being called "new wave." It bugged me. View quote
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Lynda Barry

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Occupation: American Cartoonist
Born: January 2, 1956
Quotes count: 53