When you start to think of the arts as not this thing that is going to get you somewhere in terms of becoming an artist or becoming famous or whatever it is that people do, but rather a way of making being in the world not just bearable, but fascinating, then it starts to get interesting again.
Lynda BarryGoing on Letterman is like going off the high dive. It's exhilarating, but after a while it wasn't the kind of thrill I enjoyed.
Lynda BarryA man who has been dead for a week in a hot trailer looks more like a man than you would first expect.
Lynda BarryYou can't know what a book is about until the very end. This is true of a book we're reading or writing.
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