I live in constant fear of being fired or dropped for that dark part of my work I cant control. – Lynda Barry
The library was open for one hour after school let out. I hid there, looking at art books and reading poetry. – Lynda Barry
I do love to eavesdrop. Its inspirational, not only for subject matter but for actual dialogue, the way people talk. – Lynda Barry
My mom didnt want me to go to college. She didnt want me to read – when I read, I may as well have been holding a pineapple. – Lynda Barry
My dear brother Barack Obama has a certain fear of free black men. As a young brother who grows up in a white context, brilliant African father, hes always had to fear being a white man with black skin. All he has known culturally is white. He has a certain rootlessness, a deracination. – Cornel West