The question
What lesson has mattered most in your life?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Verbatim recurring item in The Guardian Q&A; two fully readable publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Genuine love is given freely, not by force.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 June 2025 source ↗
Life is never fair.
We’re not here for long so don’t be wreaking havoc along the way.
Always sleep on any decision.
Don’t overcook pasta.
Three days ago. I don’t even know why. Sometimes I just feel emotional about how vulnerable humans are.
Myself. I didn’t know how to protect myself adequately when I was younger, and I think I would have experienced my youth differently if I had.
None! We shouldn’t shame people for not having read “the greats”. There are always new greats emerging that may feel more relevant to our life experience, particularly female writers.
Working at a petrol station.
Getting rid of my phone.
I would get therapy in my early 20s.
Mario Molina, Diana Athill, Shinya Yamanaka, Fearne Cotton, Aung San Suu Kyi, Roger McGough
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