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If I had had me for a student I would have thrown me out of class immediately.

Lynda Barry

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Lynda Barry
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 2
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I remember my comic strips being called new wave. It bugged me.
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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.
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When I work on a book, I usually start with a question. And I don't sit around and go I need to write a book. What's a good question? It will be a question that's just clanging around in my head.
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I look crazy. I know I do. Been true since I was a kid!
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