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A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
As the billionaire philanthropist Anita Rani, who helped bring education to huge numbers of young women around the world.
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As a funny guy who surprised you once in a while.
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Fondly and down the centuries. I think partly what drives writers to write is the yearning for immortality.
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For persevering, and being a good role model.
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Climbing Scafell Pike in the Lake District when I was about 15. The winds were about 85mph, my legs lifted and I nearly flew off. Thankfully somebody grabbed me.
My dog was quite expensive. She’s a Bedlington whippet, named Rafi after Mohammed Rafi, the famous Indian singer. She’s got a boy’s name, but she doesn’t mind.
The day I passed my driving test, at 17.
Watching the final episode of Mare Of Easttown.
Guilt for not being productive enough – ridiculous.
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