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Three days ago, when my makeup artist poked me in the eye.
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Stephen Dillane
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In the first room of the Australian art exhibition at the RA. Don't know why. Loved it.
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When I read the story of a blind, bisexual goose called Thomas who had died in New Zealand after a lifetime of love for a swan called Henry. It sounds ridiculous but is entirely true.
James Blunt
Singer, songwriter and musician
I put out a song called Monsters on my last album, about my father’s illness – he had stage four chronic kidney disease – and a handful of people offered him a new kidney. People’s kindness really touched me.
Engelbert Humperdinck
British singer
I have to say I am an easy sob. I don’t mind, because there’s no harm in having a big man cry.
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The first time I saw each of my four children’s faces.
An eighth day in the week – just for me, no one else.
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