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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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Letting down the people I love.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2024 source ↗
Getting exactly what I wanted.
My ears – disappointments that grow bigger each year.
That I haven’t done a film I love yet.
Failing my driving test first time; that was a disappointment on a geological scale.
Anyone who speaks truth to power at the risk of their own safety.
Self-loathing that rises to the level of deploring.
An understanding that kindness is the answer.
Your heart walking around outside your body.
We are not here for long – try not to take everything too seriously.
About five years ago, a half-tonne tree branch fell and missed me by three feet.
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