Never ever think that things are going to turn out all right.
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
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How close have you come to death?
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Life is not worth living if there is no one you would die for.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 October 2023 source ↗
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That materialistic things will not make you happy.
Keep working, improving your step.
That I am not wise.
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Believing in, even admiring, people who refuse to believe in me, and not believing people who do.
I would build relationships. I would remember people’s significant moments. I would not fear closeness.
The Prince and Princess of Wales for not knowing when to leave their home.
Also my most triumphant: 2017 at the Royal Court. Julie Hesmondhalgh reads my psychologist’s report over two hours. Every excruciating intimate word of it. Extreme verbatim theatre. One night only.
I made a suicide attempt at 12 or 13 years old.
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