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For me, it's been liberating to put myself in the mind of a fictitious six year-old each day, and rediscover my own curiosity. I've been amazed at how one idea leads to others if I allow my mind to play and wander.

Bill Watterson

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Bill Watterson
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: July 5
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