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…surprised all over again at how very comforting very bad food can be.

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David Nicholls
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: November 30
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Eastleigh Town
Comforting
Surprised
Food

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I would never complain about One Day taking off but it made me painfully self-conscious for a long time.
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Why can’t you just love me? Why can’t you just be in love with me?
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