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Yesterday. Everything seemed impossible.
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Stephen Dillane
British actor
In the first room of the Australian art exhibition at the RA. Don't know why. Loved it.
Over a YouTube clip about animals. "Laboratory animals see sunlight for the first time", or "elephant mourns his best friend the goat". I watch something like that every day and I'm always in pieces.
Martin Sheen
American actor
After the initial travel ban debacle, I wept with joy at all the good people who came out against this fascistic edict.
Noah Harari
Israeli historian and philosopher
When my dog died a couple of years ago. We were in Greece on vacation and a friend was watching her at home, and she was bitten by a snake. We rushed home, but we were too late by a few hours.
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