Mark Bonnar: What scares you about getting older?

What scares you about getting older?

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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Mark Bonnar said elsewhere, not written here

Instead of saying, “I tripped up”, you have to use the words, “I had a fall.”

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

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Maurice Sendak Children's author and illustrator

I cry a lot because I miss people. I cry a lot because they die and I can't stop them. They leave me and I love them more. ... And so it's what I dread more than anything is the isolation.

Recorded Terry Gross, Fresh Air, NPR — recorded by telephone in September 2011, his last interview, 20 September 2011 source ↗

Kate Humble

Not feeling old but everyone treating you that way.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2023 source ↗

Rosalind Eleazar

That I didn’t appreciate the smaller joys in life.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 February 2025 source ↗

Tom Burke

Having regrets and not knowing what to do about them.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 May 2026 source ↗