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Not winning any literary prizes.
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Robert Peston
British journalist
I am rarely disappointed. I try to make the best of things.
I bought a BMW 7 series and my best mate said: “I don’t think you should buy this, bro, it’s too cheap.” And I said: “Let’s live the dream” and put my foot down hard on the accelerator and the bottom of the engine and the gearbox blew out.
kd lang
Canadian musician
My limited capacity to learn.
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My own books being discounted. Oh, and sharks. The reason we Aussies swim so fast is because something much bigger is always trying to eat us.
I can’t cook. I use my smoke alarm as a timer.
Worrying about the faux pas I made earlier that evening. I tend to suffer from foot-in-mouth disease.
Bumping into my male boss at a nudist beach.
As a writer who championed women with grit and wit.
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