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" To my mum, I owe security in a very insecure young life. We lived in about 10 different places because of my father's chequered career, and she always made me feel a sense of consistency and security. I was a well-mothered boy. "

John Lithgow

Consistency

Security

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Own

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Eagerness

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Sleep

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