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What most recently moved you to tears?Originally asked
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I cried recently, thinking about my late wife.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2016 source ↗
I last shed a tear when my nephew, who is under 10, announced that he was learning the trombone. When I was about the same age and wanted to learn the trumpet, a music teacher said: “The trumpet isn’t for you. You’ve got too-thick lips.”
The FA Cup final, watching Crystal Palace win.
Singing Abide With Me at the funeral of Bruce Reynolds [ringleader of the Great Train Robbery], March 2013.
Couple of days ago, reading a thank-you note my parents had left after we celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in Wyoming.
Every time one of my kids was born and I knew that they were healthy.
A meal alfresco with people I love.
Losing one of my children, as there is no greater loss.
My late wife – she died of cancer. We tried everything we could do to save her. I wish that I could have done more and that I could have been with her at the moment she passed away. I couldn’t be in that room, because I knew it would be so devastating that I wouldn’t be able to take care of the kids after.
Cruelty. I don’t see the point.
I am always disappointed in myself. I always feel that I haven’t achieved enough, or been as good a parent as I could be.
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