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Finding cucumber in things is a continual disappointment.
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Rose Tremain
English writer
The film of Restoration. A beautiful cast. An award-winning designer. A massive budget. A dog’s dinner.
Sam Neill
New Zealand actor
My complete ineptitude at sport.
Adrian Edmondson
English actor, comedian, musician and writer
Not doing Top Of The Pops when The Young Ones’ single went to number one.
Eve Ensler
American playwright, performer, feminist, and activist
That most men have not yet come to understand the impact and the devastating consequences of violence against women.
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Last week I saw a moorhen feeding her chicks, and became overwhelmed by the miracle of parenthood and maternal sacrifice. And I hadn’t even been drinking.
My mother. Any child of a single parent, if they are in a relationship when they become a parent, thinks, “How the hell did you do it alone?”
As the father of Celtic’s all-time top goalscorer (that’s either of my kids).
Finding your place.
It’s a toss-up between organising a new filing system at Hammersmith & Fulham social services and relying on tips in the least popular restaurant in London to get through drama school.
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