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But do you know how old I will be by the time I learn to really play the piano / act / paint / write a decent play? Yes . . . the same age you will be if you don't.

Julia Cameron

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Julia Cameron
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 4
Film Director
Novelist
Poet
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Libertyville
Illinois
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