Bernadine Evaristo
English author and academic
I cried after I won the Booker.
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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Two and a half weeks ago, when a loved one was going away. Separations never get any easier.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 July 2015 source ↗
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Marc Almond
English singer
Yesterday: I went to see the film God’s Own Country.
Michael Ball
English singer, presenter and actor
Watching Long Lost Family on telly.
Rory Kinnear
English actor
Last week I saw a moorhen feeding her chicks, and became overwhelmed by the miracle of parenthood and maternal sacrifice. And I hadn’t even been drinking.
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View profile →I’d prefer no song, and no funeral: I’d like my loved ones to go on a walk, mostly in silence, instead. It’s all better not put into words.
My one-woman show playing Emily Dickinson: two hours by myself on stage and over 50 performances. I’m really happy I had the guts to do that.
The elderly, because it takes courage to get through the day when there isn’t some glorious future ahead.
Fear of the future.
At work, my happiest moments are between “action” and “cut”. I am also very happy when justice is done, and when camping.
If someone could answer my emails.
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