Quotes By Lynda Barry

I do love to eavesdrop. It's inspirational, not only for subject matter but for actual dialogue, the way people talk.

The strips are nearly effortless unless I am really emotionally upset, a wreck.

People think that whatever I put into strips has happened to me in my life.

I used to live a very social life and never spend much solitary time looking at birds or reading.

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.

If it is your time, love will track you down like a cruise missile.

I need to be cheered up a lot. I think funny people are people who need to be cheered up.

I wasn't afraid to be laughed at or be loud.