76 Quotes by Lynn Johnston


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    People never knew we were poor, but out of that poverty came the most incredible inventions - board games, recipes... we never stopped inventing.

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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!

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    That's what my mother did. And my father was the first person she'd met who treated her kindly. She was terrified of men, and she married a very meek, kind, dear man. And she had the upper hand. She ruled the roost.

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    But I married a guy who treated me very badly, but I was happy. I was miserable, so I was happy

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    No matter how old you are, there's always something good to look forward to.

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    I know it sounds crazy, but I have had far more connection with my parents after their deaths

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    My mother was a very literate person who had educated herself. She had an exceptional vocabulary

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