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.

I had siblings from South Asia, from East Asia, from depressed communities around America, and you know, we'd have long conversations.

I'm so hands-on, from the color of my tour bus to what I eat for dinner at 5 or the way the lights are hung.

I often work and write in coffee shops, observing the baristas and eavesdropping on interesting conversations.