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My husband is the kindest, funniest, most strange and wondrous person I know.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 November 2013 source ↗
The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
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The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
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Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer and songwriter
Muhammad Ali. I never liked him boxing; offstage, he was an archangel.
Russell Howard
British comedian and presenter
Billy Connolly, who is a brilliantly funny man. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t adore him.
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
British screenwriter, novelist and actor
So many. All childcarers and most primary teachers.
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Swimming in the North Sea at midnight, surrounded by phosphorescence.
Someone else to write my books.
Not being born a boy.
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