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I wouldn’t have hurt as many people, and I would have thought more before speaking.
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A few haircuts.
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Kim Gordon
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I wouldn’t care so much what people thought.
Fewer night shifts.
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My drinking habits.
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Kind, insubstantial and dedicated.
As someone who added to a situation rather than took away from it.
To all my ex-girlfriends because I never turned into the person I thought I was. And to Naomi Campbell, for not being ready to deal with my addictions.
It feels like somebody giving you the keys to unlocking who you really are.
In 1992 I was in New York, and somebody showed me a work by Louise Bourgeois. I never realised that sculpture could move me, and I was so affected by this piece that I bought it. It was a lot of money.
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