I wouldn’t change anything. When I was 29, my first husband died, so I learned a new way of thinking about life, which is: there are many things that you can’t control.
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Not getting older at each birthday, but I appreciate it beats the alternative.
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View all 203 →Nothing. Tony Benn, one of my favourite politicians, said, “I don’t care where you’ve been, I care where you’re going.”
I wouldn’t because everything is connected with everything else.
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I should have sung with David Gilmour at Carnegie Hall because I'm a massive fan of Pink Floyd.
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View profile →Diving in the Virgin Islands. I lost sight of the boat and had to swim to a tiny, deserted island. After a great deal of time, the rescue boat saw me waving for my life on the rocks.
Dreaming that I am about to go on stage or set but haven’t got the right script.
Warmth and security.
At the time, not landing the role of Lance-Corporal Jones in Dad’s Army, but it all worked out fine in the long run.
Scrabbling about under dusty floorboards as an electrician in my early 20s.
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