Cybill Shepherd
American actress and former model
Yesterday: my old dog, Kim, has cancer, and I have to let him die now.
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Yesterday: my daughter accidentally hit me in the balls.
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Gary Numan
British musician
Yesterday, when Gemma, my wife, played me The End Of Suffering by Thich Nhat Hanh when we were driving into Hollywood.
At a function for the True Colors Fund, where formerly homeless gay and transgender kids were telling their stories. It was heartbreaking.
Julie Delpy
French actress and filmmaker
I cried a few days ago because I couldn't face moving my stuff out of my house because of termites. I cried out of exhaustion from trying to make it so they wouldn't get termite gas on everything, especially my kid's stuff. I cried at the end of the day.
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One of the Ghostbusters.
David Attenborough. Not only has he taught us so much, but he’s also brought so much happiness to so many people.
Closing down social media or having more dogs.
This morning, when I found a £20 note in a coat I hadn’t worn for a while.
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