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I cry when I am overtired.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 February 2019 source ↗
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Mary Berry
English food writer and television presenter
I had a little weep with joy 11 years ago when Thomas and Sarah had their IVF twins, safe and sound and perfect.
Carlos Acosta
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A few nights ago I was crying in my sleep, dreaming of my dead parents.
Watching the documentary The Remarkable Life of Ibelin [about a gamer who died at 25 of a degenerative muscular disease]. I bawled.
David Arquette
American actor, producer, & former professional wrestler
This morning: I lost a couple of friends recently and it’s been tough.
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Receiving a letter saying I didn’t get into drama school. I felt like Billy Elliot. It was a crushing moment.
Something tongue-in-cheek: Rescue Me.
Whole, full, lifted.
Until I got curtains recently, it was the orange street light.
I would take away fear.
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