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There was a beautiful time in the beginning when I just did it and didn't analyze the consequences, but I think that time ends in everyone's work.

Lynda Barry

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Lynda Barry
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 2
Cartoonist
Comics Artist
University Teacher
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