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Happiness comes out of being willing to do your work in your twenties to find out who you are, what you love.

Candace Bushnell

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