Quotes by Lynda Barry

A man who has been dead for a week in a hot trailer looks more like a man than you would first expect.

If it is your time love will track you down like a cruise missile.

Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke.

I do love to eavesdrop. Its inspirational, not only for subject matter but for actual dialogue, the way people talk.

If I didnt 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.

Humor is such a wonderful thing, helping you realize what a fool you are but how beautiful that is at the same time.

If it is your time, love will track you down like a cruise missile.

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.

Playing and fun are not the same thing, though when we grow up we may forget that and find ourselves mixing up playing with happiness. There can be a kind of amnesia about the seriousness of playing, especially when we played by ourselves.

The minute you understand racism, youre responsible for being racist. Its like eating from the tree of knowledge.

My goal on my bucket list is to write a romantic comedy movie.

The library was open for one hour after school let out. I hid there, looking at art books and reading poetry.