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How close have you come to dying?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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David Arquette

American actor, producer, & former professional wrestler

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here
I got stabbed in the neck with a light tube during a wrestling “death match” two years ago. It was scary. I thought I was dying: your life does flash before your eyes.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2021 source ↗

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Emma Bunton British singer
When I was seven or eight, I got run over and was actually under the car, which was scary. I just ran out; it was totally my fault. I was fine – all I got was a tiny scar on my knee.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 June 2021 source ↗
Joss Stone English singer, songwriter, and actress
Maybe the night we drove a Hummer in Kabul and went to a cafe that Osama bin Laden supposedly used to frequent.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 April 2021 source ↗
Sara Pascoe English comedian, presenter, writer
Ten years ago, I went to visit my dad in Australia. I walked to the edge of a cliff and looked over and tripped. I righted myself but my head was over the edge. No one saw it.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 July 2018 source ↗
Maggie O'Farrell Irish-British novelist
How long have you got? I have written a memoir and the subtitle is Seventeen Brushes with Death.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 March 2023 source ↗

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