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Survival lies in sanity, and sanity lies in paying attention...the capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.

Julia Cameron

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Julia Cameron
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 4
Film Director
Novelist
Poet
Screenwriter
Teacher
Writer
Libertyville
Illinois
Lies
Attention
Lying
Sanity
Paying
Delight
Survival
Gift
Capacity

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