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How would you describe what love feels like to you?

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Irvine Welsh Scottish novelist
When you can barely stand to look at someone without turning away to catch your breath.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 December 2016 source ↗
Gloria Steinem Writer and feminist organiser
Feeling you want someone else’s welfare as much and sometimes more than your own.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 March 2017 source ↗

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Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight
In the first month of my second daughter Nell’s life. My first daughter, Ella-Jayne, was born with a serious heart defect so I didn’t get to just be a mum, I was a carer for the eight months of her life and lived in a hospital. When Nell was born, having a healthy child and being able to be a mum was incredible.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 December 2019 source ↗

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