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People who do a job that claims to be creative have to be alone to recharge their batteries. You can’t live 24 hours a day in the spotlight and remain creative. For people like me, solitude is a victory.

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Karl Lagerfeld
Age: 85 †
Born: 1933
Born: September 10
Died: 2019
Died: February 19
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