I had a heartbreaking experience when I was 9. I always wanted to be a guard. The most … - Francis Ford Coppola

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How shall I sum up my life? I think I’ve been particularly lucky.

Francis Ford Coppola

I had a heartbreaking experience when I was 9. I always wanted to be a guard. The most wonderful girl in the world was a guard. When I got polio and then went back to school, they made me a guard. A teacher took away my guard button.

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