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Because she favours solitude and indwelling, an artist can live a significantly more claustrophobic life that she had ever intended.

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Eric Maisel
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: January 14
Author
Playwright
Psychologist
Teacher
The Bronx
New York City
Solitude
Creativity
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Indwelling
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Claustrophobic
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