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Creativity Quote by Peter Shaffer

“You never quite know what's going to strike your imagination,…” quote by Peter Shaffer — Download Open image

“You never quite know what's going to strike your imagination, or something that won't going to leave you alone, not going to leave alone, and this was one for me.”

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