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The grace to be a beginner is always the best prayer for an artist.

Julia Cameron

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