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If you smile, even if you’re feeling bad, the action of the muscles will trick your brain into thinking you’re happy

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Candace Bushnell
Age: 65
Born: 1958
Born: December 1
Columnist
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Carrie Bradshaw
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