Jonathan Safran Foer
American novelist
Leaving the hospital.
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Last year, when I had all four kids – Daisy, Kingston, Zuma and Apollo – staying with me on my birthday. It was magical.
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Terry Gilliam
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Lost in a piece of music.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 January 2012 source ↗
Chris Addison
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It would be a bad sign if I had a definite answer to that, wouldn't it?
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 February 2010 source ↗
This year's a pretty good year.
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If I am still in the argument I’ve had in the day.
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A picture: Cocky Patriot by Gilbert and George.
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Painting 11 identical dentists’ offices magnolia. It was Kafkaesque. By the time you are in office four, you are losing your mind.
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Sometimes it was disappointing not to have the fan base at home in the UK that we had elsewhere.
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Funny and generous.
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