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Quote	The only time I get sick of making people laugh is when I'm in a non-writing-joke mode, and I just can't seem to come up with anything new that's funny. That's a tough place to be as a comedian. Copy
Author	Bill Burr
Category	Funny Writing
Quote Length	Medium
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