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“No one will understand a Japanese garden until you've walked through one, and you hear the crunch underfoot, and you smell it, and you experience it over time. Now there's no photograph or any movie that can give you that experience.”

Quote by J. Carter Brown

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J. Carter Brown

J. Carter Brown, an individual of unknown profession, was born on October 8, 1934, and passed away on June 17, 2002. His life story and achievements are not well-documented. more

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