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Taking the time to write in our lives gives us the time of our lives. As we describe our environments, we begin to savor them. Even the most rushed and pell-mell life begins to take on the patina of being cherished.

Julia Cameron

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Julia Cameron
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 4
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