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Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I am in my ninth decade, so most people I have admired are no longer alive.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 May 2016 source ↗
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My wife – for her intelligence, talent, ability to survive this business and be such a fantastic mother to our two kids. (Of course, I have to say that, because she’s sitting right here.)
My sister. She is the most loving, positive and generous person I know.
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I am always happiest when I am making my art.
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