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To my mum; I wish I’d known her better before she passed in 2016.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 May 2022 source ↗
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To a man whose heart I broke at 17.
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I say it a lot to my kids when I’ve lost my temper, and I’ll save up a big one for when they are 18.
Jacqueline Wilson
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A little girl called Pat. We were nine-year-olds together and all the class made her life a misery. I knew she wanted to be my friend and I would only be friends with her if nobody else was around. I feel dreadful about that.
Most of the people I dated between 23 and 33. It feels crazy to me that I ever thought that I could be anyone’s girlfriend before I figured out the things I’ve now figured out.
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