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Something that you can’t describe or put in a box. It changes daily and surprises you when you least expect.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 February 2021 source ↗
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Andrew O'Hagan
Scottish author
Like getting out of the right side of the bed every morning, even when you don’t.
Jim Kerr
Scottish singer and songwriter
Like Celtic hitting the back of the net in the 90th minute of a Champions League football match.
Knowledge seeping into adventure, with a thin layer of giddiness, hysterical laughter and loss of control.
Fay Ripley
English actress, television presenter, cookbook author
A Mary Berry victoria sponge.
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Not having my own chatshow. Yet!
I had a car crash not long after passing my test, driving mates to a club on a Saturday night. Thankfully, everyone was OK – as was my dad about his car, which was a write-off.
When I was a kid I was a chambermaid in my family’s hotel, and I once found a strap-on that someone had left behind.
Martin Scorsese. I was, let’s say, slightly tactile with him during a Q&A; I was more nervous than I’ve been about anything. I kept tapping his knee, it might even have been bruised by the end.
A pair of Balenciaga boots. They were extortionate, but that has to be at least 10 years ago and I still wear them.
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