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I would not toy with people's affections as much.
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If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change?Originally asked
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Heather Graham
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I spent too many years being hard on myself, like a drill sergeant in my head. I thought that if I was hard on myself, I’d get more results, but I now know that’s not true.
I would build relationships. I would remember people’s significant moments. I would not fear closeness.
Armistead Maupin
American writer
I would have come out earlier.
Erin O'Connor
English model
The bits that consumed me with guilt.
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