All of them. I’m not someone who can sit down and read – I wish I could.
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This year, I was asked to be a judge for the Women’s prize for fiction and I’ve read 75 books in six months, so I’m parking shame for the time being.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 April 2024 source ↗
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Fifty per cent of the books on my shelf, so much so that I gave them away.
Because it’s in one of my songs, War and Peace.
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Ultimately, a bigger hallway.
As little rubbish to sort through as possible.
To have the courage to fail.
People who abuse their power to subjugate others.
Go back to where you came from.
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