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Not being born a boy.
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Noah Harari
Israeli historian and philosopher
That I still don’t understand life. When I was young, I thought at some point I would find somebody who does. I am 45, and there is a good chance that I’ll never meet somebody like that.
Losing the 1992 general election.
Sandy Powell
British costume designer
Not meeting David Bowie, but then they say it’s best not to meet your heroes.
Tom Ellis
Welsh actor
Every job I don’t get.
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In August, when my middle sister called to tell me her breast cancer had spread to her spine, pelvis and bones. It turned out not to be true.
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