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And if you were always spending your time getting over your past, how were you supposed to get on with your future?

Candace Bushnell

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Candace Bushnell
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: December 1
Columnist
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Carrie Bradshaw
Past
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Time
Spending
Supposed
Getting
Future

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