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What thought won't let you sleep?

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Donna Tartt American novelist and writer
All kinds of ridiculous things, like worrying about the lobsters I see in restaurant tanks in Chinatown.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 October 2013 source ↗
Sadie Frost English actress, producer, film director and fashion designer
Eight years ago, I didn’t sleep for more than two hours a night and was very skinny. I went to a sleep clinic, and learned techniques to switch my mind off.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 September 2015 source ↗
Ray Mears British woodsman and TV presenter
The sound of nightingales, but it is the most lovely sound. If someone said it was an elf playing a flute, I would believe them.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2016 source ↗
Sheryl Crow American singer-songwriter
The state of our government and the direction that this crazy person is taking us in.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 April 2017 source ↗
Rachel Whiteread English artist
As I get older, sleeping gets harder. I exercise, I do mindfulness, I take drugs occasionally.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 December 2017 source ↗

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