If you could edit your past, what would you change?

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I would have spent every single day with my sister before she left to live in New Zealand. At my wedding, it was the first time I had seen her in two and a half years.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 January 2017 source ↗

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Bill Bryson American-British author
Nothing. It’s too risky. What if you eliminated a misjudged situation from your life and it turned out that one of your children wasn’t born, or you failed to meet your partner?
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 February 2016 source ↗
Carlos Acosta Cuban ballet dancer
The time I told my father I hated him, causing him a lot of pain. He passed away six years ago, and my mother eight years ago.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 September 2018 source ↗
Tracy-Ann Oberman Actor and writer
I am a living self-help book – I’ve managed to train myself to never regret anything.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 August 2021 source ↗

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