“Oh, she giggled, didn’t she?”
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Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
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As the world’s oldest living teenager.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 August 2018 source ↗
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View all 214 →As a nice old man.
Adam Peaty
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As a great man.
Neil Gaiman
Author of fiction, comics and screenplays
As someone who left the world slightly more interesting than he found it.
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View profile →I try to be happy whenever I can. I don’t fret about what’s past and we don’t know if there will be a future, so I make as much as I can out of what’s here now.
Lasting this long.
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