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People who get nostalgic about childhood were obviously never children.

Bill Watterson

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Bill Watterson
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: July 5
Author
Cartoonist
Comics Artist
Washington
District of Columbia
Psychology
Obviously
Childhood
Children
Never
People
Nostalgic

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