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“And yet the real success goes to those who obsess. The focus that leads you through the Dip to the other side is rewarded by a marketplace in search of the best in the world. A woodpecker can tap twenty times on a thousand trees and get nowhere, but stay busy. Or he can tap twenty-thousand times on one tree and get dinner.”

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Seth (born Gregory Gallant, September 16, 1962) is a Canadian cartoonist and one of the most influential figures in the alternative comics scene. Known for his nostalgic, mid-century aesthetic and emotionally nuanced storytelling, his work often depicts small-town North America in the 1950s and 1960s, exploring themes of loneliness, loss, and nostalgia. Since the early 1990s, his comic series "Palookaville" has become a landmark in independent comics, earning him numerous awards including multiple Eisner Awards. more

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