You have to be in love with your story ... It's the love of the light; the time of day; of watching the moment unravel. Lynn Johnston More Quotes by Lynn Johnston More Quotes From Lynn Johnston An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything. Lynn Johnston i-am-sorry im-sorry apology Complaining is good for you as long as you're not complaining to the person you're complaining about. Lynn Johnston persons complaining long The most profound statements are often said in silence. Lynn Johnston silence inspirational profound No matter how old you are, there's always something good to look forward to. Lynn Johnston age matter happiness You think about child abuse and you think of a father viciously attacking a daughter or a son, but in my family it was my mother. My mother, I would say, was a... very brutal disciplinarian. Lynn Johnston daughter mother children You don't have to die in order to make a living! Lynn Johnston money inspiring funny Never tell anyone that you're writing a book, going on a diet, exercising, taking a course, or quitting smoking. They'll encourage you to death. Lynn Johnston exercise writing book I've always felt that life is a novel, and part of it is written for you, and part of it is written by you. It's up to you to write the ending, ultimately. Lynn Johnston up-to-you life-is writing I've had some tremendous adventures, good and bad. It's part of the novel, and a novel isn't interesting if it doesn't have some good and bad. And you don't know what good is if bad hasn't been a part of your life Lynn Johnston good-and-bad adventure interesting Photographs help people look at things they may not be able or may not want to look at. Until you can look at something, you can't change it. First you have to look at it, then you have a chance to understand it and can change it. Lynn Johnston photography want people You do not have to die to save their lives. Lynn Johnston dies 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 brother laughing people When you're shy, a camera becomes an entry into life. It was a kind of shield I could hide my shyness behind, and it allowed me to become an active observer rather than a passive one. Lynn Johnston shields cameras photography 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 unhappiness people thinking I'm not just buying a car... I'm buying a lifestyle! Lynn Johnston buying-a-car car buying We are all born with wonderful gifts. We use these gifts to express ourselves, to amuse, to strengthen, and to communicate. We begin as children to explore and develop our talents, often unaware that we are unique, that not everyone can do what we're doing! Lynn Johnston unique use children Not being able to sleep is terrible. You have the misery of having partied all night... Without the satisfaction. Lynn Johnston insomnia sleep night Memories and magic is what Christmas is all about. Lynn Johnston magic christmas memories Every time I "get with the program"... somebody changes the channel. Lynn Johnston program If I was in love with someone, I would get their picture out of the school yearbook and do portraits. If I was curious about sex, I would draw pictures of it. There were no books for me to look at. Then I would go find my father's matches to burn the paper. Lynn Johnston father book sex