Scary, because when you really love, it means that you are really scared of losing it as well.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2020 source ↗
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Scary, because when you really love, it means that you are really scared of losing it as well.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2020 source ↗
Relief. (Not like that.)
When somebody runs you a bath and orders a takeaway after a long day.
Like a dryer going off in your stomach.
For me, love is working through things when it’s not going well.
I used to be an ear-piercing specialist when I was 16, and had to pierce babies’ ears. It was horrendous. I had to practise on my friends – several have misplaced piercings.
At the beginning of lockdown; it was just me and my new baby and my partner in the house. It was lovely.
For Good, from the bit in Wicked the Musical where the two witches go their separate ways. The lyrics are about people coming to your life for a reason, who might not stay very long, but there’s a reason they’ve played a part in your life. I well up thinking about it.
On BBC Breakfast, I accidentally said “fuck” on air. My microphone had been turned on when I wasn’t in the room. It went out across the telly and they had to apologise.
Falling off what we in Middlesbrough call a “tarzy”, a bungee rope. I was swinging on it, fell and broke my arm.
A poster for The Godfather, my favourite film, signed by Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and everyone. I got drunk at a children’s charity auction and started buying everything!
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