Kate Beaton Quotes

I stopped doing comics because I found the pressure really high to nail it every time. It's really difficult to be creative all the time.

Kate Beaton

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• I stopped doing comics because I found the pressure really high to nail it every time. It's really difficult to be creative all the time.

  

  Kate Beaton
  • Doing
  • Creative
  • Pressure