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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
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Doubt
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Hobbes
Reality
Tattooed
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Life
Denial
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