When I think of my mother. After my father left, she became an alcoholic and wallowed in resentment.
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Lleyton Hewitt
Australian professional tennis player
My kids wrote a song for me, recorded it on to a CD and it was played before my last Australian Open. I had no idea until I heard it live on TV.
Sheryl Crow
American singer-songwriter
I got very emotional yesterday with a dear friend who was telling me about his relationship falling apart.
Salman Rushdie
Indian-British-American novelist
Watching Sooni Taraporevala’s film Yeh Ballet on Netflix. It took me back to Bombay – a surprisingly powerful burst of nostalgic emotion.
Orlando Bloom
English actor
I lost my poodle, Mighty. He was out of my sight for just seven minutes; he went out on an adventure and didn’t come back, and was taken by a coyote, I think. It was awful, really painful; he taught me about love and loyalty, and how the connection between living beings can be.
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View profile →That I couldn’t bridge the gap with my parents before they died. My mother died 10 years ago of Alzheimer’s, and my father died two years ago. He left when I was 11 and we got back in touch when I was 22.
Now is pretty damned good.
If everybody was kind.
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