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I always pushed myself. Whenever I felt I needed to stop, I made myself run faster.

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Cecelia Ahern
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: September 30
Novelist
Screenwriter
Television Producer
Writer
Dublin city
Felt
Running
Made
Always
Pushed
Faster
Whenever
Needed
Stop

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