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Georgia O'Keeffe Quotes: I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life—and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.
         

I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life—and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.


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