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" 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
Humor
Walk
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" I do love to eavesdrop. It's inspirational, not only for subject matter but for actual dialogue, the way people talk. "
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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. "
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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. "
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" In life there are always these things happening if you can just get the joke. "
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" I go to work the minute I open my eyes. "
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" My goal on my bucket list is to write a romantic comedy movie. "
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" I am not sure how much I would like being married if I wasn't married to him. A man who likes flea markets and isn't gay? I knew I was lucky. "
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" People think that whatever I put into strips has happened to me in my life. "
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" The minute you understand racism, you're responsible for being racist. It's like eating from the tree of knowledge. "
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" I run a tight ship, but I try and make it seem like I'm not doing that at all. "
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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.' "
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" 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. "
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" When you think about it, giving up your 'real' personality is a small price to pay for the richness of 'living happily ever after' with an actual man! "
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" 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. "
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" Race and class are the easiest divisions. It's very stupid. "
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" My childhood is always going to limit me. "
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" 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!' "
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" I wasn't afraid to be laughed at or be loud. "
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" I remember my comic strips being called 'new wave.' It bugged me. "
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" I grew up in a house that had a whole lot of trouble. As much trouble as you could imagine. "
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" My strips are not always funny, and they can be pretty grim at times, and I know I lose readers because of it, but I can't do anything about it - my work is very much connected to something I need to do in order to feel stable. "
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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. "
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