Eve Ensler
American playwright, performer, feminist, and activist
I would have honoured my body, I would have lived inside it, cherished it and protected it.
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I’d have made more of my education.
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Mary McCartney
English photographer and cookbook author
Through food, I’ve become more interested in the protection of soil, the way things are grown, and biodiversity. I’d have become a quantum physicist!
Harlan Coben
American author
I’ve made a lot of mistakes, but if I could go back and fix the mistake, I wouldn’t be here.
Jessica Hynes
British actress and writer
I wouldn’t have drunk alcohol.
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A television. I don’t care for things. When I moved, I downsized and threw away most of my possessions.
I am my biggest disappointment.
When I heard John Noakes had died.
My older sister, Jeanne. We fought when we were kids, but she is so entirely capable.
A 12-hour nightshift at a toy factory in Southend.
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