Copying Quote by John Fowles

“I love making, I love doing. I love being to the full, I love everything which is not sitting and watching and copying and dead at heart.” quote by John Fowles — Download Open image

“I love making, I love doing. I love being to the full, I love everything which is not sitting and watching and copying and dead at heart.”

John Fowles

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They looked down on her; and she looked up through them.

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But however good you get at translating personality into line or paint it's no go if your personality isn't worth translating.

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