Matthew Rhys Quotes

I lost a dear friend of mine from a rugby injury at 26. We don't usually deal with mortality at that early age and it's given me an appreciation of time, of trying to fit everything in.

Matthew Rhys

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• Trying
• Age
• Lost
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• Appreciation

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• I lost a dear friend of mine from a rugby injury at 26. We don't usually deal with mortality at that early age and it's given me an appreciation of time, of trying to fit everything in.

  

  Matthew Rhys
  • Time
  • Trying
  • Age