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Worrying about insomnia.
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Fatima Bhutto
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That to-do list I am supposed to get through but can’t summon the energy for in these weird, distracted times.
Cybill Shepherd
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Worrying about my children.
Wondering why I can’t sleep.
Michael Kiwanuka
English singer-songwriter
If I think my family’s not safe. And if I have a good idea musically: sometimes I can’t sleep out of excitement.
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