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The biggest part of painting perhaps is faith, and waiting receptively, content to go any way, not planning or forcing. The fear, though, is laziness. It is so easy to drift and finally be tossed up on the beach, derelict.

Emily Carr

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Emily Carr
Age: 73 †
Born: 1871
Born: December 13
Died: 1945
Died: March 2
Artist
Autobiographer
Painter
Writer
M. Emily Carr
Emily M. Carr
Klee Wyck
Though
Beach
Faith
Planning
Fear
Content
Easy
Finally
Derelict
Part
Biggest
Tossed
Way
Painting
Forcing
Perhaps
Drift
Waiting
Laziness

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