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Safe, strong and smiley.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 October 2016 source ↗
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How would you describe what love feels like to you?Originally asked
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View all 213 →A mix – safety to be yourself, acceptance, a feeling of peace and reliance, but also challenge, whether that’s intellectual or emotional.
Cat Deeley
English television presenter
Heart explosion.
Mandy Patinkin
American actor and singer
Love is a religious experience, which then requires me to define religion, which I define as everything I don’t understand.
Richard Coles
British musician, writer, presenter and priest
The best thing in the world.
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The Spice Girls – Mel B, Geri and Emma – who wanted to mark our 20th anniversary, and the fans. It was not something I felt comfortable doing.
My little girl. I often get visits just for a cuddle.
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