Lynda Barry

I believe a kid who is playing is not alone. There is something brought alive during play, and this something, when played with, seems to play back.

The library was open for one hour after school let out. I hid there, looking at art books and reading poetry.

In life there are always these things happening if you can just get the joke.

So many cartoonists draw the same year after year. When they find a style, they stick with it. They don't mess with innovation, and they become boring.

We played in Texas about a year ago, at Emo's, the famous country and western club in Austin. And I figured, well, if I'm finally gonna die onstage, that's where it's going to be!

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.