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This is where it all begins. Everything starts here, today.

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David Nicholls
Age: 57
Born: 1966
Born: November 30
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Eastleigh Town
Starts
Begins
Hope
Today
Everything
Love

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She had reached a turning point. She no longer believed that a situation could be made better by writing a poem about it.
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you feel a little bit lost right now about what to do with your life, a bit rudderless and oarless and aimless but that's okay that's alright because we're all meant to be like that at twenty-four.
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Who do you think you are, Jane Eyre? Grow up. Be sensible. Don't get carried away.
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