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Yvonna Russell is a writer living la dolce vita in Manhattan. She writes about celebrity, fashion, society and the arts for various blogs and publications. A former actress she loves writing and will work for wine, coffee and Manolo Blahniks.

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“Just at that moment Mariah Carey's "All I want for Christmas is You" blasts over the store speakers.
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Robin Lea sighs “No I'll just take it to go. Thank you”.”
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“The largest shareholder in L’Oreal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers had been the top girl for a while. After her father’s death Eustacia’s fortune jumped making her crack into the $100 billion club.

Didn’t they think she had anything better to do with her time? Eustacia bristled with annoyance.
No, she would not, (a) being rich was like being beautiful or smart if you have to tell someone you are you're probably not, (b) someone will always ask you for money.”
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“There should be a word for this, the way it feels to steal something that’s already yours.”
― Tayari Jones, An American Marriage

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