“Itâ€™s probably not just by chance that Iâ€™m alone. It would be very hard for a man to live with me, unless heâ€™s terribly strong. And if heâ€™s stronger than I, Iâ€™m the one who canâ€™t live with him. â€¦ Iâ€™m neither smart nor stupid, but I donâ€™t think Iâ€™m a run-of-the-mill person. Iâ€™ve been in business without being a businesswoman, Iâ€™ve loved without being a woman made only for love. The two men Iâ€™ve loved, I think, will remember me, on earth or in heaven, because men always remember a woman who caused them concern and uneasiness. Iâ€™ve done my best, in regard to people and to life, without precepts, but with a taste for justice.”
Coco Chanel
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