I am a guest of the French language. My poems in French are born of my interaction with the French language, which is not the same as that of a French poet.

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  Beauty is first and foremost an emotion.

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  My sensibility steers me toward writers who are out on their own.

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  I simply can't wear an outfit if I don't feel that is right for me.

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  I recall the first time my agent told me to wear clothes specifically chosen for me, I would try an

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  I love fashion as an art; I love fashion as costume, as a character. I don't like dictates and the

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