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Love is dangerous, if you know it's dangerous, that makes you treasure it, and you'll work harder to keep it.

Candace Bushnell

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Candace Bushnell
Age: 65
Born: 1958
Born: December 1
Columnist
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Carrie Bradshaw
Treasure
Harder
Dangerous
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Keep
Work
Love

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