“I think something very weird's going on now, 'cause the power that is permitted to youth is quite extraordinary. And they are sort of run by that kind of power.”

— Edie Sedgwick

Referring to the 60's youth movements
Edie : Girl On Fire (2006)

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Socialite, actress, model 1943–1971

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