And partly, the worst thing you could do in my family was need something from someone. So physical strength represented an avenue of self-sufficiency to me. Alison Bechdel avenuebadfamily Change image and share on social
I never really read superhero stuff as a kid. Alison Bechdel kidreadstuff Change image and share on social
I just have this sort of entrepreneurial spirit and I work really hard at promoting myself. Alison Bechdel entrepreneurialhardpromote Change image and share on social
I don't know, maybe it's because I was raised Catholic. Confession has always held a great appeal for me. Alison Bechdel appealcatholicconfession 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
People really want to think that these things really happened. I don't know why that important, but I know that when I finish reading a novel or something, I want to know how much of that really happened to this author. Alison Bechdel authorfinishhappen 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
Well, I'm always working on my comic strip and trying to, you know, keep cranking that out. Alison Bechdel comiccrankstrip Change image and share on social
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
That's all true, but there was something else going on for me as a kid, something about my gender identity that I haven't figured out yet. And that's one of the things I'm hoping to dissect and investigate in this memoir project. Alison Bechdel dissectfiguregender share on social