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Any kind of creative activity is likely to be stressful. The more anxiety, the more you feel that you are headed in the right direction. Easiness, relaxation, comfort - these are not conditions that usually accompany serious work.

~Joyce Carol Oates

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Nationality: American

Born: June 16th, 1938

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