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The way that you remember your life, it's never linear. You have flashes of different moments of your life, and the flashes aren't equal they have different styles.

Marjane Satrapi

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Marjane Satrapi
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: November 22
Actor
Animator
Comics Artist
Film Director
Illustrator
Novelist
Painter
Screenwriter
Songwriter
Visual Artist
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