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Lynda Barry
Lynda Barry
American Cartoonist
Born: Jan 2, 1956
About Me People Think Work You
Related authors: Bil Keane Bill Watterson Caroll Spinney Charles M. Schulz Gary Larson Matt Groening Scott Adams Walt Disney
We don't create a fantasy world to escape reality. We create it to be able to stay. Lynda Barry
Reality World Stay Able Escape Fantasy Fantasy World Create
The minute you understand racism, you're responsible for being racist. It's like eating from the tree of knowledge. Lynda Barry
Knowledge You Racism Tree Responsible Minute Eating Like Understand Being
When you are little, you will draw pictures for no reason. Lynda Barry
You Will Draw No Reason Pictures Little Reason
I am about as detailed as a shadow. Lynda Barry
Detailed Shadow About Am
I need to be cheered up a lot. I think funny people are people who need to be cheered up. Lynda Barry
Funny People Think Funny People Lot Up Who Need
Sometimes I think I'm the craziest person on the planet. Lynda Barry
Sometimes Think Person Craziest Planet
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
You Happy Joy Ending Trouble Important Though Kingdom Glad Dead Knowing Felt Real May Story Happy Ending Your Hardly
For horror movies, color is reassuring because, at least in older films, it adds to the fakey-ness. Lynda Barry
Older Films Adds Horror Horror Movies Color Because Least Movies Reassuring
Kids don't plan to play. They don't go: 'Barbie, Ken, you ready to play? It's gonna be a three-act.' Lynda Barry
You Kids Ready Go Gonna Plan Barbie Play Ken
If I had had me for a student I would have thrown me out of class immediately. Lynda Barry
Me Class Immediately Out Would Student Thrown Had
I wasn't afraid to be laughed at or be loud. Lynda Barry
Laughed Loud Afraid
If I didn't try to eavesdrop on every bus ride I take or look for the humor when I go for a walk, I would just be depressed all the time. Lynda Barry
Time Ride Walk Try Humor Just Be Every Would Eavesdrop Take Look Go Just Bus Depressed
I listen like mad to any conversation taking place next to me just trying to hear why this is funny. Women's restrooms are especially great. I wash my hands twice waiting for people to come in and start talking. Lynda Barry
Funny Great Me Conversation Waiting Women People Mad Taking Come Like Talking Hear Trying Hands Any Listen Just Place Next Wash Twice Why Start
I do dumb stuff, like playing my favorite dumb Barry White song and lip-synching into the mirror so it looks like his voice is coming out of my mouth. Lynda Barry
Song Mirror Mouth White Favorite Out Voice Stuff Like Looks Coming His Dumb Barry Barry White Playing
Remember how you used to be able to feel your bed breathing and the walls spinning when you were a kid? Lynda Barry
You Remember Walls Kid Able Spinning Feel Bed How Were Breathing Your Used
I used to live a very social life and never spend much solitary time looking at birds or reading. Lynda Barry
Life Time Looking Reading Live Birds Spend Solitary Never Very Social Much Used Social Life
Going on Letterman is like going off the high dive. It's exhilarating, but after a while it wasn't the kind of thrill I enjoyed. Lynda Barry
Kind High Dive Thrill Like Exhilarating Off Going After While Letterman Enjoyed
Love will make a way out of no way. Lynda Barry
Love Will Way Out Make
I grew up in a house that had a whole lot of trouble. As much trouble as you could imagine. Lynda Barry
You Trouble Could Had House Lot Up Grew Much Whole Imagine
I run a tight ship, but I try and make it seem like I'm not doing that at all. Lynda Barry
Try Run Seem Like Make Tight Doing Ship
My goal on my bucket list is to write a romantic comedy movie. Lynda Barry
Comedy Write Bucket Goal List Movie Romantic Romantic Comedy
I live in constant fear of being fired or dropped for that dark part of my work I can't control. Lynda Barry
Work Dark Fear Control Live Constant Fired Part Dropped Being
The library was open for one hour after school let out. I hid there, looking at art books and reading poetry. Lynda Barry
Art Library School Looking Reading Books Hid Out Poetry Open Hour After After-School
I look crazy. I know I do. Been true since I was a kid! Lynda Barry
Crazy Kid True Since Know Look Been
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
Mom Me College Holding She Well Read Go Been May Want
It's one thing to have a relationship, to lay your hands on it, and another to make it continue and last. That's something I haven't talked about much in my comic strips, and it's certainly something I'm interested in. Lynda Barry
Relationship Strips One Thing About Something Lay Make Talked Another Comic Comic Strips Continue Hands Hands-On Interested Much Your Certainly Thing Last
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