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I live in constant fear of being fired or dropped for that dark part of my work I can't control.

Lynda Barry

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Lynda Barry
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 2
Cartoonist
Comics Artist
University Teacher
Dark
Fear
Part
Live
Work
Fired
Dropped
Constant
Control

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