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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: 65
Born: 1958
Born: December 1
Columnist
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Carrie Bradshaw
Comes
Find
Work
Love
Twenties
Willing
Happiness

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