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Unhappiness has nothing to teach, and resignation is ugly.
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
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
9th arrondissement
Paris
Françoise Quoirez
Sagan
Françoise
Francoise Sagan
Françoise Delphine Quoirez
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Resignation
Unhappiness
Ugly
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A love affair based on jealousy is doomed from the start ... It is certanly a sign of love, but it's a sign that it's already dying.
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I've tried very hard and I've never found any resemblance between the people I know and the people in my novels.
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