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It is all very well to copy what one sees, but it is far better to draw what one now only sees in one's memory. That is a transformation in which imagination collaborates with memory.

Source: The Notebooks of Edgar Degas, 1976.
-- Edgar Degas, (Jul 19 1834-1917), French artist; He was an impressionist noted for his paintings of ballet dancers and cafe life.

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