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My trust in other people. I am rigorously honest.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2024 source ↗
The question
Which trait in yourself do you like least?Originally asked
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View all 239 →Believing in, even admiring, people who refuse to believe in me, and not believing people who do.
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That I have no patience.
Impatience. The inability to ever finish a knitting project.
I don’t say that I’m perfect but there’s nothing that I deplore.
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Great. It feels wonderful – like a firework going off in your stomach.
Aggression without provocation or consequences.
I wanted to be in the army or a spy in the intelligence service.
As a force for good and a champion of the underdog.
Gossip and backstabbing.
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