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There is no such thing as being done with an artistic life. Frustrations and rewards exist at all levels on the path.

Julia Cameron

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