Scrappy, quixotic, curious.
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
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Funny Irish woman.
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Middle-class wanker.
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If I needed less sleep.
A wedding ring.
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