“I can’t help but believe that our use of images has an absolute biological function. It’s not decoration or an elective or something like what was once so pompously called ‘junk DNA,’ though our current culture treats it like junk. The public school system certainly does.
I believe that images are also at the center of what we call deep play for kids. It’s something like our immune system and autonomic nervous system. I believe it has a vital role in creating and maintaining our mental health, which first and foremost requires a feeling that life is worth living.”
— Lynda Barry