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What most recently moved you to tears?

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Noah Harari Israeli historian and philosopher
When my dog died a couple of years ago. We were in Greece on vacation and a friend was watching her at home, and she was bitten by a snake. We rushed home, but we were too late by a few hours.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 October 2021 source ↗
Meg Rosoff American novelist
In August, when my middle sister called to tell me her breast cancer had spread to her spine, pelvis and bones. It turned out not to be true.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 November 2013 source ↗
Ricky Gervais
Over a YouTube clip about animals. "Laboratory animals see sunlight for the first time", or "elephant mourns his best friend the goat". I watch something like that every day and I'm always in pieces.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 April 2014 source ↗

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