Andrew O'Hagan: What does love feel like?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Recorded Andrew O'Hagan said elsewhere, not written here

Like getting out of the right side of the bed every morning, even when you don’t.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 July 2026 source ↗

Others on this question

Serena Williams United States professional tennis player, 1995–2022

Like you can do anything.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 January 2021 source ↗

Matthew Modine American actor

Like falling – endlessly – and then discovering you have wings.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 January 2023 source ↗

John Waters American filmmaker

A wonderful, terribly exciting disease.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2008 source ↗

Like a warm velvet glove.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2025 source ↗

As a good friend.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 July 2026 source ↗

Most days, I wanted to be Albrecht in the classical ballet Giselle, dancing until I dropped dead.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 July 2026 source ↗

For world capitalism to grind to a halt.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 July 2026 source ↗

The internet. Such potential for good and for levelling up the world, but such a quagmire in reality.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 July 2026 source ↗

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