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For me writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms of jazz.
Francoise Sagan
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Francoise Sagan
Age: 69 †
Born: 1935
Born: June 21
Died: 2004
Died: September 24
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9th arrondissement
Paris
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If you treat life well, life is usually good to you. And I love life. There's a long-standing affair between us.
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I have loved to the point of madness That which is called madness, That which to me, Is the only sensible way to love.
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