There are yards and yards and yards of abuse every day. I ignore the lot of it.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
On my professional stage debut, I heard my drama tutor moan, “Oh no” from the rear stalls as soon as I appeared.
Rosanna Greenstreet, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 February 2022 source ↗
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“You don’t stand a chance of succeeding as a writer in this country. The demographics are against you.” They were wrong. The only demographic that counts is the human heart.
“What is Seann Walsh and how do we make it die?” It was online, thankfully. It wasn’t in Sainsbury’s.
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I have an allotment. I’m also quite passionate about my allotment shed. Terrible season this year; no soft fruit to speak of, disappointing cabbages and my garlic got shocking rust.
Not dying before my wife and kids.
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