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Bil Keane Quotes: Many of my cartoons are not a belly laugh. I go for nostalgia, the lump in the throat, the tear in the eye, the tug in the heart.
         

Many of my cartoons are not a belly laugh. I go for nostalgia, the lump in the throat, the tear in the eye, the tug in the heart.


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This page presents the quote "Many of my cartoons are not a belly laugh. I go for nostalgia, the lump in the throat, the tear in the eye, the tug in the heart.". Author of this quote is Bil Keane. This quote is about laughing, belly, eye, nostalgia, throat, heart,.