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I am not thinking about dying yet.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2017 source ↗
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Julia Stiles
American actress
When The Saints Go Marching In, by a New Orleans second line band.
Peter Capaldi
Actor and director
Johnny Cash’s version of Danny Boy.
Rick Stein
English chef
Sanctus from Fauré's Requiem.
Harriet Walter
English actress
I went to a funeral where they played Cheek To Cheek: Fred Astaire singing “Heaven. I’m in heaven… ” Everyone smiled. I’d like that.
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I always wanted to play tennis. Otherwise, I always thought it would be fun to do something in mathematics or physics.
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