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I've never sat down to quantify how many hours I actually spend on the strip. I use the deadlines to estimate my progress each month I know that I have to produce so many strips, and by the end of the month I'll make sure that I have.
Bill Watterson
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Bill Watterson
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: July 5
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