A sense of what’s right, a few quid and some nice paintings.
What would you like to leave your children?
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Craft & work
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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When was the last time you changed your mind about something?
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
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How would you describe yourself in three words?
Identity & self
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Supreme self-confidence and my wife.
Rosanna Greenstreet, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 February 2022 source ↗
Others on this question
View all 54 →I’d like them to inherit my optimism.
Compassion, resourcefulness and resilience form a rounded good person. So that’s what I’d like to leave my children and grandchildren.
A sense of wonder.
More from Adrian Scarborough
View profile →I have an allotment. I’m also quite passionate about my allotment shed. Terrible season this year; no soft fruit to speak of, disappointing cabbages and my garlic got shocking rust.
Upright.
Most days, I’m quite flaky.
On my professional stage debut, I heard my drama tutor moan, “Oh no” from the rear stalls as soon as I appeared.
Not dying before my wife and kids.
Charmed, twinkly, melancholic.
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