Kate Mosse
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Not working in another country.
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Not being a professional footballer.
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Not pitching a perfect game in baseball to win the World Series.
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Gregory Peck not mentioning me when he won best supporting actor at the Golden Globes for Father Mapple in Moby-Dick. I played Ahab.
Patricia Hodge
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Not having four children.
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Professional footballer for Tottenham, or train driver.
Failure, being caught out, making an idiot of myself.
Spirit of adventure and kindness.
Impatience and vanity.
Arrogance and narcissism.
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