Neil Gaiman
Author of fiction, comics and screenplays
Imaginative, dull, amiable.
How would you describe yourself in three words?
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Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this exact standing prompt.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Slow but trying.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 February 2026 source ↗
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Tenacious, romantic, organised.
Impulsive, enthusiastic, determined.
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If people would just follow my rules about how they get around the city.
If you commit to it, you won’t ever stop learning.
Being present where you are.
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