
I’m still reeling from meeting Lynda Barry and soaking up a little bit of the crazy energy she exudes. (Best was that I got a nice e-mail from her, and the subject line was: KICK ASS DRAWING MAN!) I was reading an old interview from a while back, and somebody asked, “do you have any advice for young people?” And this was her answer.
[…] I’ve been fortunate to live with non-toxic folks throughout my life, but I’ve known plenty of people who weren’t so fortunate — and who, in some cases, added to their own misfortune by failing to heed Barry’s advice. (Thanks to Austin Kleon.) […]