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How I came to have a Daenerys moment in my life

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I had a Daenerys moment a few weeks ago.

For the uninitiated, Daenerys Targaryen is one of the main characters from the HBO series Game Of Thrones, who - spoiler alert - took out her grief and frustration on a whole city by blasting its inhabitants to cinders.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on June 02, 2019, with the headline How I came to have a Daenerys moment in my life. Subscribe