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Let me not fuss and fret at my incompetence but be still and know that Thou art God.

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
Fuss
Incompetence
Thou
Peace
Art
Stills
Still
Fret

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Perfectly ordered disorder designed with a helter-skelter magnificence.
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