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When the book of my enemy was discounted.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Standing on stage in between Robert Young and Andrew Innes, blasting away.
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Whenever all my children and my grandchild are near.
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When I was young and carefree, before I realised what the obstacles were that we face as black people. I was raised in a beautiful home with incredible parents. They allowed me to enjoy what it was to be a child.
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View profile →Bumping into my male boss at a nudist beach.
Not winning any literary prizes.
Worrying about the faux pas I made earlier that evening. I tend to suffer from foot-in-mouth disease.
Raising two children. If you can get your kids to adulthood and they’re not voting Tory, doing drugs or collecting Nazi memorabilia, then you deserve a medal.
My own books being discounted. Oh, and sharks. The reason we Aussies swim so fast is because something much bigger is always trying to eat us.
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