Quotes by Alison Bechdel

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Cartoonist · American · 1960

American cartoonist (born 1960)

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“Mo: [to Anjali] Don't you whatever me, you postmodern prepubescent!”
— Alison Bechdel

“Mo: The man's clearly a sex addict. He's out of control. Lying, suborning perjury...Sydney: It's this puritanical culture that's the problem. Do people really expect someone with the ruthless lust ...”
— Alison Bechdel

“Mo: Clarice, you've gotta reconcile your feelings about leaving the neighborhood. It's not Ginger you're attracted to, it's what she represents. The co-op, the park, the block festival, the communi...”
— Alison Bechdel

“Jezanna: Uh... lotta memories here, huh, dad?Albert: Remember this burn mark on the baseboard, from the time you stuck that piece of Erector Set in the outlet? You were always poking into something...”
— Alison Bechdel

“Stuart: Will you explain to me what these lesbian and gay groups are doing in bed with conservative Republicans?Lois: Getting reamed. But they seem to like it.”
— Alison Bechdel

“Mo: I miss the good old days. Smash the family! Smash the state!Sydney: What about Clarice and Toni and Raffi? D'you want to smash their family?Mo: Please, Sydney. I'm expressing an ideological con...”
— Alison Bechdel