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My biggest disappointment would be living with disappointment. What a burden to be shackled to. I would be truly disappointed if I didn’t (as the song says) pick myself up, dust myself off, and start all over again.
Myself, for having such a lack of love for myself at times.
Actors live in a constant state of disappointment. I’ll never be happy with what I’ve done.
Losing my independence.
Bedpan emptier in a hospital.
Bumping into my male boss at a nudist beach.
I can’t cook. I use my smoke alarm as a timer.
When the book of my enemy was discounted.
Worrying about the faux pas I made earlier that evening. I tend to suffer from foot-in-mouth disease.
People who pretend to have perfect marriages. Perfect marriages are like orgasms – many of them are faked.
Marian Keyes, Irvine Welsh, Nora Ephron, Jonathan Safran Foer, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Viv Albertine
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