The travel, the amazing work I have had the chance to do, the meetings with different people are all very inspiring and give me lots of positive energy.
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Saskia de Brauw Quote
“I see myself as quite feminine. But many people seem to think differently about that; sometimes people mistake me for a man. In Paris I often hear 'bonjour monsieur'.”
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