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A deep awareness of all things beautiful and painful.
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Exhilarating. I’ve been extremely lucky in that the person I love, Annalena, happens to be my wife.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 August 2018 source ↗
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Relief and an achy feeling in your cheeks from smiling.
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In my mid- to late-20s, in London, beginning to publish, living hand to mouth, having fun. Also now, when love and life and work have finally cohered.
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