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Staying alive, being here at this age. So many songs. It’s crazy.
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What accomplishment matters most to you?Originally asked
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John Simm
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Professionally, becoming a relative success in a job that I love; and personally, helping to raise two wonderful children.
Lionel Shriver
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A selection of single paragraphs that perfectly capture something I’ve thought or felt, even if it’s shameful or perverse.
Being able to paint the way I do.
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The fact that I’m a vampire.
I guess lack of patience as well.
That I have no patience.
A friend said, “If you remembered everything you did, you’d kill yourself.” He’s sort of crazy, but he’s probably right.
Peace and honesty.
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