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Lynda Barry

12 quotes

Lynda Barry's background may be a mystery, but their perspective is crystal clear. Lynda Barry's observations on Humor are as sharp as their thoughts on Funny, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Our collection holds 12 quotes from Lynda Barry, each offering a different angle on Humor, Funny, Time, Romantic, and Relationship. As Lynda Barry put it: "If it is your time, love will track you down like a cruise missile."

“I do love to eavesdrop. It's inspirational, not only for subject matter but for actual dialogue, the way people talk.”

— Lynda Barry

Inspirational

All Quotes by Lynda Barry

“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

Relationship

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

— Lynda Barry

Romantic

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

— Lynda Barry

Humor

“For horror movies, color is reassuring because, at least in older films, it adds to the fakey-ness.”

— Lynda Barry

Movies

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

— Lynda Barry

Time

“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

Humor

“I listen like mad to any conversation taking place next to me just trying to hear why this is funny. Women's restrooms are especially great. I wash my hands twice waiting for people to come in and start talking.”

— Lynda Barry

Funny

“I need to be cheered up a lot. I think funny people are people who need to be cheered up.”

— Lynda Barry

Funny

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

— Lynda Barry

Poetry

“I do love to eavesdrop. It's inspirational, not only for subject matter but for actual dialogue, the way people talk.”

— Lynda Barry

Inspirational

“My mom didn't want me to go to college. She didn't want me to read - when I read, I may as well have been holding a pineapple.”

— Lynda Barry

Mom

“I live in constant fear of being fired or dropped for that dark part of my work I can't control.”

— Lynda Barry

Fear