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Why do I keep evading my work? Is it because I’m afraid of being confronted by my lack of abilities?

Candace Bushnell

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Candace Bushnell
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: December 1
Columnist
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Carrie Bradshaw
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