The moment I realised I would never meet any of my goals

and how abso-bloody-lutely liberating that felt

Three months ago, I went down to London to watch A Little Life play, based on the book of the same title by Hanya Yanigihara (one of the most heartbreaking, devastating but exceedingly beautiful things I have read and watched, by the way, and highly recommend).

The starring role is played by James Norton, whose performance in every moment of that play i…