"There was a certain thing I did not get from my mother. T… - Alison Bechdel

"There was a certain thing I did not get from my mother.

There is a lack, a gap, a void.

"How's that?"

But in it's place, she has given me something else.

Something, I would argue, that is far more valuable.

"I think I can get up now."

She has given me the way out."

Alison Bechdel

Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama · May 1, 2012 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Alison Bechdel (born September 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist. She has written one of the best-known LGBT comic strips, Dykes to Watch Out For, for over 25 years. Her graphic memoir Fun Home was rated one of the best books of 2006.

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Alternative Names: Alison J. Bechdel

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