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“As you get older you're told to be sensible, but it's important for writing if you're a comic that you're able to still access that childlike thing.” quote by Tim Vine — Download Open image

“As you get older you're told to be sensible, but it's important for writing if you're a comic that you're able to still access that childlike thing.”

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