I almost cried last night because of the lack of sleep.
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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This sounds so silly, but I cry with happiness all the time. I cry when my flowers open!
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 August 2022 source ↗
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Alison Moyet
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When I heard John Noakes had died.
Sheryl Crow
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I got very emotional yesterday with a dear friend who was telling me about his relationship falling apart.
Julia Stiles
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On a plane. I become so sentimental on planes: I could be watching Bridesmaids and start crying.
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View profile →I can’t say no. I am a people-pleaser, and it means that I burn myself out because I take on too much.
I don’t like it when people manipulate your words, which sometimes happens in the tabloids.
My younger self. I told myself so often that I was not good enough, that I was not smart enough, that I was not interesting enough, that I was boring and ugly. I wasn’t kind to my body, and I did and said things to myself that I would never do or say to a friend.
When I was growing up, I thought quicksand was going to be a much bigger fear to contend with on a day‑to-day basis. It hasn’t proved to be a bother yet, but there’s still time.
J-Lo, a foreign correspondent and, at uni, I assumed that someone would tap me on the shoulder and ask me to be in MI6, but it never happened.
As someone who had a laugh.
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