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Clarifying Quote by Tina Fey

“When humor works, it works because it's clarifying what people already feel. It has to come from someplace real.” quote by Tina Fey — Download Open image

“When humor works, it works because it's clarifying what people already feel. It has to come from someplace real.”

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