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Illness is the opposite of freedom. It makes everything impossible.
Francoise Sagan
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Francoise Sagan
Age: 69 †
Born: 1935
Born: June 21
Died: 2004
Died: September 24
Biographer
Film Director
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
9th arrondissement
Paris
Françoise Quoirez
Sagan
Françoise
Francoise Sagan
Françoise Delphine Quoirez
Illness
Opposite
Opposites
Impossible
Freedom
Makes
Everything
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Every time I see a film about Joan of Arc I'm convinced she'll get away with it. It's the only way to get through life.
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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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It isn't common sense that is paramount in this world, it's wishful thinking.
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Looking for pleasure is the best way to ensure you won't find it.
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I was thinking that I should be content to kiss him until the break of day. Bertrand ran out of kisses too soon desire made them superfluous in his eyes. They were only a stage on the road to pleasure, not something inexhaustible and self-sufficient, as Luc had revealed them to me.
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I did not find him absurd. I saw he was kind, that he was on the verge of real love. I thought it would be nice for me to be in love with him, too.
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For me writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms of jazz.
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A dress makes no sense unless it inspires men to take it off of you.
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The one thing I regret is that I will never have time to read all the books I want to read.
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pity is an agreeable sentiment, uplifting like military music.
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You should celebrate the end of a love affair as they celebrate death in New Orleans, with songs, laughter, dancing and a lot of wine.
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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 think the best way to waste time is to try to save time.
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