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but paper and ink have conjuring abilities of their own. arrangements of lines and shapes, of letters and words on a series of pages make a world we can dwell and travel in.

Lynda Barry

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Lynda Barry
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 2
Cartoonist
Comics Artist
University Teacher
Travel
Ink
Paper
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Lines
Dwell
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Arrangements
Words
Letters
Make
Shapes
World
Pages
Series
Conjuring

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