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So much of being a woman is telling lies

Candace Bushnell

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Candace Bushnell
Age: 65
Born: 1958
Born: December 1
Columnist
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Carrie Bradshaw
Telling
Lies
Lying
Woman
Much

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