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 BarryAt the center of everything we call 'the arts,' and children call 'play,' is something which seems somehow alive.
Lynda BarryI need to be cheered up a lot. I think funny people are people who need to be cheered up.
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.
Lynda Barry