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The most exciting time is when I think of an idea and how I imagine I can make it. It would be wonderful if there was a projector inside my eye that and it could just put the idea on the screen for people to see.

Marjane Satrapi

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Marjane Satrapi
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: November 22
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