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For writers and artists, it's always a balancing act between wanting to be the center of attention and wanting to be invisible and watch what's going on.
Kate Christensen
Kate Christensen
Born: Aug 22, 1962

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Writers, Attention, Invisible, Between, Balancing, Always, Going, Artists, Wanting, Center, Act, Watch

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