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Be careful that you do not write or paint anything that is not your own, that you don't know in your own soul.

Emily Carr

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Emily Carr
Age: 73 †
Born: 1871
Born: December 13
Died: 1945
Died: March 2
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M. Emily Carr
Emily M. Carr
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Do not try to do extraordinary things but do ordinary things with intensity.
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