Lucy Worsley
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To my brother. When he was a small boy, I made him urinate on an electric fence to see if liquid could really transmit electricity.
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My wife, just in case I’ve done something wrong.
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Sharon Corr
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I don’t have a sorry.
James Blunt
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To the British public generally. They know why.
Engelbert Humperdinck
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My wife. I made mistakes in my early life and hurt her. Everybody thinks the grass is greener, but it’s not. To say sorry to her when she understands will be one of the greatest gifts God has given me.
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To be here in this one moment.
As someone who was kind.
I don’t know, and I’m completely OK with not knowing.
It used to be loneliness, and it might still be.
Absolutely none. I’ve had three run-ups at Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and I conclude it must be boring because I’ve never finished it.
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