I didn't go to a retirement party once for someone who had been special to me and he died shortly after.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2009 source ↗
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My husband, Ludo, for not really getting why war movies are fun to watch.
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To anyone who gets into my car, because it’s such a mess.
Martin Freeman
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I say it a lot to my kids when I’ve lost my temper, and I’ll save up a big one for when they are 18.
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A critic once said she wanted to lift a carpet, put me under it and hold it down until I stopped moving.
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