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The most intensive and beautiful golden sunlight. It’s the strongest force in the universe.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 January 2023 source ↗
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Maggie O'Farrell
Irish-British novelist
Effervescence in the soul.
So many different types. When I first met my husband, electric and vital. When I first held my boys in my arms, an overwhelming flood of defiant protection and magic.
An umbilical cord.
Rose McGowan
American actress and activist
A warm blanket.
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View profile →Pleasure is a glass of champagne, happiness is when you are living your values. I get up each morning and I’m excited by the day, and I have good health. This is the happiest that I’ve ever been.
People mistaking my kindness for weakness and stealing from me.
To have been one of the people who brought hypnotherapy to the world.
I was in Kensington Gardens and this couple stopped me and said: “Hey, could we get a picture? I said: “Sure.” I put my arms around their shoulders, and they looked at me and said: “No, can you take a picture of us?”
“Oh, he’s all about money.” I’ve never charged anyone in all the years I’ve been doing one-to-one work. That’s my gift to the world.
In the Sultan of Brunei’s will.
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