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The world is full of people who all want the same thing, and you have to do a little something extra to make them remember you.

Candace Bushnell

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