I’m going to confess I haven’t finished The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg.
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How close have you come to death?
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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How would you describe yourself in three words?
Identity & self
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What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?
Failure & regret
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When was the last time you changed your mind about something?
Change of mind
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The Great Gatsby.
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I’ve never got through Ulysses.
Fifty per cent of the books on my shelf, so much so that I gave them away.
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Gender-affirming surgery. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not widely available on the NHS and a lot of it you have to pay for yourself.
Everybody I’ve lost to suicide. When someone dies in that tragic way, you always feel you could have done more.
Passionate, loving, driven.
Apart from stuff on social media, an ex-partner telling me I’m unlovable.
Cancel culture: getting stuck on the discourse rather than looking at the system.
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