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Magical, warm, but also butterflies.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 June 2021 source ↗
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Like hunger, which feels like anxiousness, which feels like fear, which feels like excitement.
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Loss of control.
It’s like arriving somewhere that you’ve always wanted to be.
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I am not sure I’ve really been in love.
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An English teacher, and then a dance teacher.
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