Erin O'Connor
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To be humble is to be sane.
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Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Try not to take yourself too seriously.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 May 2026 source ↗
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