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No matter what, expect the unexpected. And whenever possible BE the unexpected.

Lynda Barry

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Lynda Barry
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 2
Cartoonist
Comics Artist
University Teacher
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I go to work the minute I open my eyes.
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The strips are nearly effortless unless I am really emotionally upset, a wreck.
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I wasn't afraid to be laughed at or be loud.
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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?
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