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I was always sort of a loner, I suppose. I always had to think out everything for myself... I suppose that is what you call a loner.

Diana Vreeland

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Diana Vreeland
Age: 83 †
Born: 1906
Born: July 29
Died: 1989
Died: August 2
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D. V. Vreeland
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