Sally Phillips
British actress
At the birth of each of my children. Drugs were involved.
When were you happiest?
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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At the birth of my son, Joel, and then equally, last June, when my first grandchild, Rory, was born.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 January 2013 source ↗
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Kevin Pietersen
English cricketer
With no shoes on in the African bush with my family.
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I’ve never been entirely happy, although for about 45 seconds after David Platt scored the winning goal against Belgium in the World Cup in 1990, I kind of blacked out with joy.
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American writer
When my mother let me stay home from school even though I wasn't ill.
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