"Jazz music is an intensified feeling of nonchalance."
"Illness is the opposite of freedom. It makes everything impossible."
Source: 1965 La Chamade, ch.9.
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Francoise Sagan
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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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