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
In life there are always these things happening if you can just get the joke. Lynda Barry happenjokelife Change image and share on social
It's one thing to have a relationship, to lay your hands on it, and another to make it continue and last. That's something I haven't talked about much in my comic strips, and it's certainly something I'm interested in. Lynda Barry comiccontinuehand 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
There was a beautiful time in the beginning when I just did it and didn't analyze the consequences, but I think that time ends in everyone's work. Lynda Barry analyzebeautifulbegin Change image and share on social
It's not hard for me to be funny in front of people, but most of that is just horrified nerves taking the form of what makes people laugh, and afterwards I'd always feel dreadfully depressed, kind of self-induced bi-polar disorder. Lynda Barry depressdisorderdreadfully share on social
I found myself compelled - like this weird, shameful compulsion - to draw cute animals. Lynda Barry animalcompelcompulsion Change image and share on social
If I didn't try to eavesdrop on every bus ride I take or look for the humor when I go for a walk, I would just be depressed all the time. Lynda Barry busdepresseavesdrop Change image and share on social
Remember when you were in school and the teacher would put a picture under an overhead projector so you could see it on the wall? God, I loved that. Tellya the truth, I used to look at that beam of light and think it was God. Lynda Barry beamgodlight share on social