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My love of pleasure seems to be the only consistent side of my character. Is it because I have not read enough?

Francoise Sagan

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Francoise Sagan
Age: 69 †
Born: 1935
Born: June 21
Died: 2004
Died: September 24
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Film Director
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9th arrondissement
Paris
Françoise Quoirez
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Françoise Delphine Quoirez
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