Lynn Johnston

An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything.

— Lynn Johnston

I'm not just buying a car... I'm buying a lifestyle!

— Lynn Johnston

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

— Lynn Johnston

The most profound statements are often said in silence.

— Lynn Johnston

I was just so lucky to have a wonderful life after a tough marriage

— Lynn Johnston

You do not have to die to save their lives.

— Lynn Johnston

You don't have to die in order to make a living.

— Lynn Johnston

Every time I "get with the program"... somebody changes the channel.

— Lynn Johnston

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

— Lynn Johnston

Mom and Dad would stay in bed on Sunday morning, but the kids would have to go to church.

— Lynn Johnston

I had a terrible marriage the first time around because I had no self-confidence, even though I had tremendous self-confidence.

— Lynn Johnston

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

— Lynn Johnston

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

— Lynn Johnston

I often think you bring unhappiness on yourself, because if you don't like yourself very much, you allow yourself to be influenced…

— Lynn Johnston

I've always felt that life is a novel, and part of it is written for you, and part of it is written…

— Lynn Johnston

You have to be in love with your story ... It's the love of the light; the time of day; of watching…

— Lynn Johnston

And my father was a comic. He could play any musical instrument. He loved to perform. He was a wonderfully comedic character.…

— Lynn Johnston

We are all born with wonderful gifts. We use these gifts to express ourselves, to amuse, to strengthen, and to communicate. We…

— Lynn Johnston

Photographs help people look at things they may not be able or may not want to look at. Until you can look…

— Lynn Johnston

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…

— Lynn Johnston

Sure, I've had some bad times, but everybody does. But people don't get to talk about them like I do, unless they…

— Lynn Johnston

The toughest question has always been, "How do you get your ideas?" How do you answer that? It's like asking runners how…

— Lynn Johnston

The emphasis in doing any in-depth photography is on building relationships, quality relationships. It's what I call thirty-cups-of-coffee-a-frame photography. You need to…

— Lynn Johnston

After I got this job at the syndicate, I started sending them money so they could go on trips and do the…

— Lynn Johnston

On a lazy Saturday morning when you're lying in bed, drifting in and out of sleep, there is a space where fantasy…

— Lynn Johnston

Only a couple of times have I ever been to church and felt enlightened by it

— Lynn Johnston

You see, anything I imagined, I could draw.

— Lynn Johnston

Memories and magic is what Christmas is all about.

— Lynn Johnston

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

— Lynn Johnston

Never tell anyone that you're writing a book, going on a diet, exercising, taking a course, or quitting smoking. They'll encourage you…

— Lynn Johnston

Not being able to sleep is terrible. You have the misery of having partied all night... Without the satisfaction.

— Lynn Johnston

I loved the Little Lulu stories, where she would fantasize that her bedroom rug would turn into a pool of water, and…

— Lynn Johnston

It's taken me a long time to become the person I am, for all the ugliness to fall away. The rotten flesh…

— Lynn Johnston

Complaining is good for you as long as you're not complaining to the person you're complaining about.

— Lynn Johnston

My brother was a great audience, and if he liked the picture, he would laugh and laugh and laugh, and he would…

— Lynn Johnston

When Kate was born, she was born into a world of joy and happiness and confidence. The difference between the children is…

— Lynn Johnston

Aaron and I will be joined at the hip until the day we die. We have loved and hated each other since…

— Lynn Johnston

If I was in love with someone, I would get their picture out of the school yearbook and do portraits. If I…

— Lynn Johnston

But even though all this was going on at home, if someone had tried to take me away and put me in…

— Lynn Johnston

When you're shy, a camera becomes an entry into life. It was a kind of shield I could hide my shyness behind,…

— Lynn Johnston