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If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change?Originally asked
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Oliver Sacks
Neurologist and writer
The peace of the Sabbath, of a stopped world, a time outside time, was palpable, infused everything, and I found myself drenched with a wistfulness, something akin to nostalgia, wondering what if: What if A and B and C had been different? What sort of person might I have been? What sort of a life might I have lived?
Tim Rice
English lyricist and author
I would definitely change the way one or two relationships ended.
Edward Fox
British actor
The years between 13 and 17, which I think are very formative, and the rather arid public school upbringing I had at Harrow.
Carlos Acosta
Cuban ballet dancer
The time I told my father I hated him, causing him a lot of pain. He passed away six years ago, and my mother eight years ago.
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Being able to drive.
A 1962 Fender Stratocaster guitar I bought in 2014 for £10,000.
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