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When I broke my toe.
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David Arquette
American actor, producer, & former professional wrestler
This morning: I lost a couple of friends recently and it’s been tough.
Julie Delpy
French actress and filmmaker
I cried a few days ago because I couldn't face moving my stuff out of my house because of termites. I cried out of exhaustion from trying to make it so they wouldn't get termite gas on everything, especially my kid's stuff. I cried at the end of the day.
Anne Enright
Novelist and short-story writer
When Kellie Harrington won gold for Ireland in the boxing at the Paris Olympics I pumped out the briny.
Mathew Horne
English actor
Yesterday, because grief creeps up on you.
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Annie Lennox - she's a private woman with integrity.
French kissing on Tower Bridge under a full moon in the wee small hours.
Cell Block Tango from the musical Chicago.
Unnecessary judgment.
To be humble is to be sane.
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