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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 November 2014 source ↗
Chekhov said, any idiot can weather a crisis, it’s the day-to-day living that wears you out. I think the same is true for great achievements. It’s not a big thing, but one ought to feel proud about the small moments in which you might have helped, cared for, or done something good for others.
Being dad to my kids and having a family.
Getting an A for my English A-level. I’m dyslexic; it was never detected and I was written off as scatty and lazy. This proved everyone wrong, including me.
Being able to write books that entertain people around the world.
The respelling of my name to Joseph.
Not making number one with Matthew And Son because of the Monkees.
Gloria Estefan, Jason Manford, Beverley Knight, Bryan Adams, Toyah Willcox, Michael Stipe
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