Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 16, 1974
August 15, 1974
August 17, 1974
Transcript:
Jeb Magruder: Anyway, it's no picnic, I can tell you that... Reporters: "No picnic." One last question, Jeb - what sort of things happen to a man when he suddenly finds himself in prison? Magruder: He's taught to take one day at a time. He learns the pattern of the cracks in his ceiling. The loneliness overwhelms him. The lyrics of Johnny Cash songs suddenly make sense. Things like that. Reporter: "... pattern of the cracks..."
Prison life changes a man.