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Alison Bechdel Quotes

Alison Bechdel quotes about reading

American Cartoonist September 10, 1960

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I get a lot of mail from men who really identify with Stuart, you know, Sparrow's boyfriend. I love that. Even though I used to say I wanted men to read the strip even though there weren't any men in it, so they'd be forced to identify with the women. Alison Bechdel
Nancy Drew was always changing her outfits. I despised girls' clothing, I couldn't wait to get home from school and get out of it. The last thing I wanted to read was minute descriptions of Nancy's frocks. Alison Bechdel
I hope that I can get people to read it without having to change it. Especially now that the strip has more different kinds of characters. It's really not all lesbians any more. Alison Bechdel
Alison Bechdel quote: "I never travel without my diary. One should always have..."
I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read on the train. Alison Bechdel
At first I was glad for the help. My freshmen English class, "Mythology and Archetypal Experience," confounded me. I didn't understand why we couldn't just read books without forcing contorted interpretations on then Alison Bechdel
I just met someone who read Gone With the Wind 62 times for exactly that same reason. She couldn't bear that it wasn't real. She wanted to live in it. Alison Bechdel
Mostly it was Mad magazine. And I did read a lot of - I had a subscription when I was little, but I also had access to some old collections, the little paperbacks of the really good stuff. Alison Bechdel
Alison Bechdel quote: "Yeah, I read Judy Blume. My mother didn't like that, but I..."
Yeah, I read Judy Blume. My mother didn't like that, but I read it anyhow. Alison Bechdel
Alison Bechdel quote: "I probably read Harriet the Spy about 70,000 times."
I probably read Harriet the Spy about 70,000 times. Alison Bechdel
Alison Bechdel quote: "But I read comic books. I read things like Richie Rich and..."
But I read comic books. I read things like Richie Rich and Little Lulu. Alison Bechdel
People really want to think that these things really happened. I don't know why that important, but I know that when I finish reading a novel or something, I want to know how much of that really happened to this author. Alison Bechdel
Alison Bechdel quote: "I never really read superhero stuff as a kid."
I never really read superhero stuff as a kid. Alison Bechdel
It's said, after all, that people reach middle age the day they realize they're never going to read Remembrance of Things Past. Alison Bechdel

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