I need to be cheered up a lot. I think funny people are people who need to be cheered up. Lynda Barry cheerfunnylot Change image and share on social
I wasn't afraid to be laughed at or be loud. Lynda Barry afraidlaughloud Change image and share on social
I run a tight ship, but I try and make it seem like I'm not doing that at all. Lynda Barry makerunship Change image and share on social
Sometimes I think I'm the craziest person on the planet. Lynda Barry crazypersonplanet Change image and share on social
I've gotten a lot of livid letters about the awfulness of my work. I've never known what to make of it. Why do people bother to write if they hate what I do? Lynda Barry awfulnessbotherhate Change image and share on social
I remember my comic strips being called 'new wave.' It bugged me. Lynda Barry bugcallcomic Change image and share on social
People think that whatever I put into strips has happened to me in my life. Lynda Barry happenlifepeople Change image and share on social
When you learn about stories in school, you get it backward. You start to think 'Oh, the reason these things are in stories is because a book said I need to put these things in there.' You need a death, as my husband says, and you need a little sidekick with a saying like 'Skivel-dee-doo!' Lynda Barry backwardbookdeath share on social
I am not sure how much I would like being married if I wasn't married to him. A man who likes flea markets and isn't gay? I knew I was lucky. Lynda Barry fleagayknow Change image and share on social