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It's not denial. I'm just selective about the reality I accept.

Bill Watterson

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Bill Watterson
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: July 5
Author
Cartoonist
Comics Artist
Washington
District of Columbia
Reality
Tattooed
Beautiful
Selective
Life
Denial
Accept
Accepting
Doubt
Success
Fear
Hobbes

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