Bernadine Evaristo
English author and academic
The people I never thanked for what they selflessly gave me in my career; when I was younger I just took it for granted.
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A teacher at my secondary school. We used to write and sing songs about him. Sorry, Sir! You were a great teacher.
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Liev Schreiber
American actor
My father – I think he doubted our closeness.
My late wife – she died of cancer. We tried everything we could do to save her. I wish that I could have done more and that I could have been with her at the moment she passed away. I couldn’t be in that room, because I knew it would be so devastating that I wouldn’t be able to take care of the kids after.
My children, because I spent the majority of their youth away from them as I’m the breadwinner and I had to pay the bills.
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Watching Big Little Lies season 2. Shailene Woodley made me bawl.
A very nice holiday.
Several haircuts and my belly-button piercing.
Carrie and Aidan not ending up together.
Most things really. I’m a night owl.
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