If you could edit your past, what would you change?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

Repeated verbatim in The Guardian's long-running Saturday Q&A; two publisher-hosted examples establish recurrence.

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When I was working hard, I was going so fast that I didn’t absorb a lot.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 May 2021 source ↗

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Laura Kenny English cyclist
I would have spent every single day with my sister before she left to live in New Zealand. At my wedding, it was the first time I had seen her in two and a half years.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 January 2017 source ↗
Rosanna Arquette American actress
I would have skipped the time my daughter was nine to 13, when I was in a toxic relationship.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2021 source ↗
Beverley Knight Singer and stage actor
Some of the neuroses of my 20s. I knew I had a great talent, but I thought it was unmarketable because I felt ugly.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 July 2022 source ↗
Jodie Whittaker English actress
Getting my tongue pierced aged 15, when I had train-track braces on both my top and bottom teeth. Huge error.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 September 2018 source ↗

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