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I'd have a good, encouraging start in school – I think I'd be a different person, with fewer anxiety attacks.
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I wouldn’t bother learning how to use logarithms, and I might give netball a miss.
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I am who I am because of that messed-up childhood.
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Coming back to work after being ill. A year ago I couldn't see that happening. I am still pinching myself.
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A song by Ellie Goulding – I am not telling you which one.
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