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I made a braid because Chinese old people, they say that the God will take you by the hair to join you with - but God didn't take me, so I cut the braid.
Agnes Varda
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Agnes Varda
Age: 90 †
Born: 1928
Born: May 30
Died: 2019
Died: March 29
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I hated myself totally white. So now I cheat. It's my white hair, and I put color there. My grandson says I'm punk.
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I've always been like this - trying to find adventure where it's still in its first élan - the first spring.
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