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We all fail to appreciate each day just how much we already possess. Light, air, freedom, the companionship of friends.

Sophie Kinsella

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Sophie Kinsella
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: December 12
Author
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
London
England
Madeleine Wickham
Madeleine Sophie Wickham
Light
Possess
Much
Fail
Appreciate
Air
Failing
Already
Friends
Freedom
Companionship

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