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When my kids were born.
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Right now. It's a beautiful thing to find yourself "the wrong side of 40" and more in love with life than ever. I never tell people this publicly as they wrongly assume the only valid creative state is that of the cliche of the tubercular, tortured artist coughing up blood in his garret.
I don’t remember the womb, so … my first taste of ice cream? First night in a girl’s bed: happy.
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When I am up in the air and about to hit the water, literally and metaphorically.
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I am happy most of the time.
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