I've gotten a lot of livid letters about the awfulness of my work. I'v…

Lynda Barry
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I've gotten a lot of livid letters about the awfulness of my work. I've never known what to make of it. Why do people bother to write if they hate what I do? ✨ Barefoot on the Shag by Pamela Grossman, www.cnn.com. May 21, 1999.
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I've gotten a lot of livid letters about the awfulness of my work. I've never known what to make of it. Why do people bother to write if they hate what I do? ✨ Barefoot on the Shag by Pamela Grossman, www.cnn.com. May 21, 1999.

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