Instead of saying, “I tripped up”, you have to use the words, “I had a fall.”
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Pain and loneliness.
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Younger people being amazed that I know what song they’re listening to.
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Ironically, it’s talking to hundreds of people in a room.
A forensic scientist.
A few weeks ago, walking on the beach in Anglesey with my dogs and my husband.
That I am a terrible actor.
To know thyself, as Shakespeare said.
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