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When we dance, the journey itself is the point, as when we play music the playing itself is the point.

Alan Watts

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Alan Watts
Age: 58 †
Born: 1915
Born: January 6
Died: 1973
Died: November 16
Anglican Priest
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Dramaturge
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Kent
England
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