Jonathan Safran Foer: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Jonathan Safran Foer

American novelist

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Growing older so quickly.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

Rhys Ifans Welsh actor and musician

That things didn’t get better.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2019 source ↗

That I never became a virtuoso musician.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2024 source ↗

Nicola Adams British boxer

Losing in the 2012 world championships final.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2012 source ↗

Mary J Blige American singer and actress

Myself, for having such a lack of love for myself at times.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 April 2010 source ↗

Leaving the hospital.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2012 source ↗

It's not a competition.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2012 source ↗

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