Writing this book feels like a completely different activity from writing my comic strip because it's about real life. I feel like I'm using a part of my brain that's been dormant until now. Alison Bechdel activitybookbrain Change image and share on social
I'm pretty illiterate when it comes to comics history. Alison Bechdel comichistoryilliterate Change image and share on social
For some reason writing and drawing are very separate processes for me. Alison Bechdel drawprocessreason Change image and share on social
I started to get bored with that stuff about only drawing men and I've taken it out of the slideshow. Alison Bechdel boredrawhave Change image and share on social
When I was growing up in the 1960s, there was starting to be more books geared towards young adults. Alison Bechdel 1960sadultbook Change image and share on social
I probably read Harriet the Spy about 70,000 times. Alison Bechdel 000harrietread Change image and share on social
I hope that I can get people to read it without having to change it. Especially now that the strip has more different kinds of characters. It's really not all lesbians any more. Alison Bechdel changecharacterhope Change image and share on social
It's definitely part of it, that the men were having fun and doing the interesting things but also, I don't know, I'm just thinking more about gender and how maybe in some way I am more of a boy than a girl. Alison Bechdel boyfungender share on social
Yeah, I read Judy Blume. My mother didn't like that, but I read it anyhow. Alison Bechdel blumejudymother Change image and share on social
I just met someone who read Gone With the Wind 62 times for exactly that same reason. She couldn't bear that it wasn't real. She wanted to live in it. Alison Bechdel bearlivemeet Change image and share on social
