I've had to write a column an hour after I've come back from a funeral. A deadline is a deadline, I mean, that was just what my job was. (Laurie Notaro)

I've had to write a column an hour after I've come back from a funeral. A deadline is a deadline, I mean, that was just what my job was.

Laurie Notaro

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