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Creativity is always a leap of faith. You're faced with a blank page, blank easel, or an empty stage.

Julia Cameron

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Julia Cameron
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 4
Film Director
Novelist
Poet
Screenwriter
Teacher
Writer
Libertyville
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