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To all those whose fleeting interaction with me has fallen short of what they’d hoped; the unwitting recipients of my occasional grumpiness.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2018 source ↗
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Nelson Mandela, because I didn’t do enough to stop apartheid. Now I have hopefully made amends.
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Childbirth. And the wheel of our camper van coming clean off on the M1.
An old camper van that has cost me more in repairs than my house, my wedding and all the holidays I’ve ever been on.
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