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It was scary how a girl couldn't live without friends.

Candace Bushnell

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Candace Bushnell
Age: 65
Born: 1958
Born: December 1
Columnist
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Carrie Bradshaw
Girl
Live
Without
Scary
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Friends

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