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but paper and ink have conjuring abilities of their own. arrangements of lines and shapes, of letters and words on a series of pages make a world we can dwell and travel in.
Lynda Barry
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Lynda Barry
Age: 69
Born: 1956
Born: January 2
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No matter what, expect the unexpected. And whenever possible BE the unexpected.
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The point of the daily diary exercise is not to record what you already know about what happened to you in the last 24 hours. Instead, it’s an invitation to the back of your mind to come forward and reveal to you the perishable images about the day you didn’t notice you noticed at all.
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I live in constant fear of being fired or dropped for that dark part of my work I can't control.
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This ability to exist in pieces is what some adults call resilience. And I suppose in some way it is a kind of resilience, a horrible resilience that makes adults believe children forget trauma.
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But when the thing that is scaring you is already Jesus, who are you supposed to pray to?
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I wasn't afraid to be laughed at or be loud.
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