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The trouble with giving yourself a pep talk is, that deep down you know it's all bullshit.

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Sophie Kinsella
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: December 12
Author
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
London
England
Madeleine Wickham
Madeleine Sophie Wickham
Bullshit
Deep
Trouble
Talk
Giving
Pep

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