“When I was growing up in the 1960s, there was starting to be more book...” — Alison Bechdel Quote

“When I was growing up in the 1960s, there was starting to be more books geared towards young adults.”

“And partly, the worst thing you could do in my family was need something from someone. So physical strength represented an avenue of self-sufficiency to me.”

“I'm pretty illiterate when it comes to comics history.”

“It would be better, in a way, if any adults present were completely uneducated. There is nothing children like more than passing on information they have just discovered to people who may not already have it - an elderly grandmother, for instance.”

“If I have any complaints about my youth... one is that many well-meaning adults lied to me. Not spiteful lies with malicious intent but lies designed to prevent emotional and psychological pain - lies told by the people who cared about me most: my parents, teachers, relatives.”