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Lynn Johnston Quotes

Lynn Johnston quotes

American Cartoonist May 28, 1947

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My brother was a great audience, and if he liked the picture, he would laugh and laugh and laugh, and he would want to keep the picture. Making people laugh with an image I had created... what power that was! Lynn Johnston
Lynn Johnston quote: "My mother was a very literate person who had educated herself...."
My mother was a very literate person who had educated herself. She had an exceptional vocabulary. Lynn Johnston
But even though all this was going on at home, if someone had tried to take me away and put me in a children's home, I couldn't have handled it. Even though my mother was very brutal, it was my home. Lynn Johnston
Lynn Johnston quote: "Only a couple of times have I ever been to church and felt..."
Only a couple of times have I ever been to church and felt enlightened by it. Lynn Johnston
It's taken me a long time to become the person I am, for all the ugliness to fall away. The rotten flesh is gone, and the seed is there. I can touch that now. Lynn Johnston
After I got this job at the syndicate, I started sending them money so they could go on trips and do the things they could never afford to do. All the while, I never knew that my mother was socking money away. Lynn Johnston
Lynn Johnston quote: "Complaining is good for you as long as you're not complaining..."
Complaining is good for you as long as you're not complaining to the person you're complaining about. Lynn Johnston
Lynn Johnston quote: "I know it sounds crazy, but I have had far more connection..."
I know it sounds crazy, but I have had far more connection with my parents after their deaths. Lynn Johnston
Lynn Johnston quote: "No matter how old you are, there's always something good to..."
No matter how old you are, there's always something good to look forward to. Lynn Johnston
Sure, I've had some bad times, but everybody does. But people don't get to talk about them like I do, unless they do to a therapist. People don't get to put them in the paper like I do. Lynn Johnston
Yes, and when I had Aaron, he left me, and I didn't know how to raise a child. And I wasn't close to my parents, and because I was too proud to go to my parents for help, I mistreated that little baby. I didn't want a baby. Lynn Johnston
I often think you bring unhappiness on yourself, because if you don't like yourself very much, you allow yourself to be influenced by people who reinforce that. Lynn Johnston
Lynn Johnston quote: "The most profound statements are often said in silence."
The most profound statements are often said in silence. Lynn Johnston
People never knew we were poor, but out of that poverty came the most incredible inventions - board games, recipes... we never stopped inventing. Lynn Johnston
Lynn Johnston quote: "You see, anything I imagined, I could draw."
You see, anything I imagined, I could draw. Lynn Johnston

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