I feel I have made amends, so I don’t feel that anyone is owed an apology but, if they read this and they think they are, do drop me a line.
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View all 209 →To all my teachers – I’m sorry I thought class was a paying audience.
Myself. I didn’t know how to protect myself adequately when I was younger, and I think I would have experienced my youth differently if I had.
I didn't go to a retirement party once for someone who had been special to me and he died shortly after.
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View profile →Two days ago, at a family wedding, remembering Richard, my cousin. He was 11 months younger than me and we were brought up like brother and sister for the first four years of our lives. He died of a brain tumour when he was 55.
Not applying myself enough at school.
A ballet dancer, but it changed to being an actress when I got put in a school play.
My piano, a boudoir grand. I’ve played since I was six.
I spent the earlier part of my life being late for everything, so there was a joke that my tombstone would read The Very Late Patricia Hodge.
Not having four children.
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