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Our beautiful cat was so ill that we were hours away from having her put down. Somehow, we’ve managed to nurse her back to full health again.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2023 source ↗
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Anne Enright
Novelist and short-story writer
When Kellie Harrington won gold for Ireland in the boxing at the Paris Olympics I pumped out the briny.
Hayley Atwell
British American actress
On stage. It was cathartic. It takes a lot for me to cry in real life.
Lorraine Pascale
British model and cook
When I spilled hot fat on my hand a couple of weeks ago.
John Grisham
American writer and lawyer
When my mom died, on 18 January this year.
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A detective, a train driver on the underground and Leyton Orient’s centre forward.
My cello. At the time, in 1983, it was £192,500.
I’m president of my neighbourhood association. At my first meeting there was a discussion about developments the association should oppose. I said: “Nothing could be as bad as that horrible new house next to the church.” “I designed that,” the chairman replied. I shut up.
When the surgeon told me I wouldn’t be able to play the cello again, in 2013. I have a herniated disc and it’s pressing on a nerve in my neck. I announced I was stopping playing in 2014. I absolutely did not want to stop.
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