JD
I wish I'd never smoked.
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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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That the last general election didn’t take place later. We might have got rid of the Tories with a couple more weeks.
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“I don’t love you.”
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Not getting to play more Shakespeare.
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When I am working on something I really like, or when I am alone with my son playing in the garden.
Just In Time, by Nina Simone.
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