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Wayne Thiebaud Quotes: I think of myself as a beginner. Sometimes that's the whole joy. If you could just do it, there'd be no point in doing it.
         

I think of myself as a beginner. Sometimes that's the whole joy. If you could just do it, there'd be no point in doing it.


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