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Slow down. Stop trying to do everything now, now, now. Hold up the people behind you for all you care, feel them kicking at your heels but maintain your pace. Don't let anybody dictate your speed.
Cecelia Ahern
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Cecelia Ahern
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: September 30
Novelist
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Television Producer
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Dublin city
Everything
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