Roz Chast (Rosalind "Roz" Chast) Quotes

The fact that cartoons are reproduced doesn't mean anything to me as far as whether they are "real art" or not.

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• The fact that cartoons are reproduced doesn't mean anything to me as far as whether they are "real art" or not.

  

  Roz Chast
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  • Mean