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I'd really like to be in closer contact with life. I'm a little too distant, I guess. I like to place myself outside.

Yves Saint Laurent

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Yves Saint Laurent
Age: 71 †
Born: 1936
Born: August 1
Died: 2008
Died: June 1
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