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.
Lynda BarryWhen you think about it, giving up your real personality is a small price to pay for the richness of living happily ever after with an actual man!
Lynda BarryThere was a beautiful time in the beginning when I just did it and didn't analyze the consequences, but I think that time ends in everyone's work.
Lynda BarryThe library was open for one hour after school let out. I hid there, looking at art books and reading poetry.
Lynda Barry