"I shall live badly if I do not write, and I shall write badly if I do not live."

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Source: Françoise Sagan, The Art of Fiction No. 15. Interview with Blair Fuller and Robert B. Silvers, www.theparisreview.org. Autumn 1956.

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Francoise Sagan was a French novelist and playwright known for her exploration of love and existential themes, particularly in her acclaimed work 'Bonjour Tristesse.'

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