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Painting keeps me occupied in those moments when travel can be aimless and even disorienting. Mainly it is a way to register at least some of the new impressions of a foreign place, when its thrilling barrage can sometimes overwhelm you.

Susan Minot

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Susan Minot
Age: 67
Born: 1956
Born: December 7
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Boston
Massachusetts
Sometimes
Impression
Barrage
Even
Foreign
Aimless
Way
Keeps
Overwhelm
Travel
Impressions
Painting
Occupied
Least
Register
Moments
Thrilling
Place
Mainly
Disorienting

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