Diane Keaton 's reflections on love and solitude have resurfaced in the wake of her death, shedding light on the Annie Hall star's lifelong decision never to marry – a choice RadarOnline.com can reveal she described as both freeing and lonely.

The Oscar-winning actress, who died on 12 October at the age of 79 after a period of declining health, spent her six-decade career redefining what it meant to be a woman in Hollywood – fiercely independent, unconventional, and unapologetically single. Article continues below advertisement

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Keaton, known for her trademark turtlenecks and wry humor, was confirmed dead in Los Angele

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