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Fine dining when it goes wrong.
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That I never found a way to stay in a relationship long term. I always feel trapped.
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Meeting Rod Stewart.
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Failing CSE Physics. Twice.
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Plumbing in LA.
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Minding not being liked.
When I was a teenager, I laughed at a joke I didn’t understand. Whoever told the joke turned to me and said, “What are you laughing at?” Of course I didn’t know and he obviously knew I didn’t know. It was excruciating.
Mental cruelty.
The early family skiing holidays – before I’d broken an ankle and Gerald had torn a ligament – were just wonderful.
Not to take anything for granted.
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