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How would you describe what love feels like to you?

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Clare Bailey Mosley

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Connection, warmth, somebody you can trust and, quite happily, say nothing to.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 December 2025 source ↗

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Can’t remember.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 March 2024 source ↗

Harriet Walter English actress

In some way your life is doubled. You’re you and the other person.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2017 source ↗

Patrisse Khan-Cullors American artist and activist

Pride, joy and freedom, but also hard, a struggle and work.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 March 2018 source ↗

Omid Djalili British stand-up comedian and actor

Jumping on the seats of a deserted carriage on a London-bound train from Canterbury in 1989.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2010 source ↗

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That they were loved.

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Question What lesson has mattered most in your life? Time & hindsight

To be inquisitive.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 December 2025 source ↗

Question When did you last change your mind about something important? Change of mind

Six months ago, I decided to move house. I got a skip, cleared everything out and then thought: “Why am I doing this?” So I remained, and I’m glad I did.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 December 2025 source ↗

Question How would you sum yourself up in three words? Identity & self

Optimistic, nurturing, enquiring.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 December 2025 source ↗

Question Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? Money & investment

A garden chair from the Chelsea flower show. It was almost the price of a small crappy car.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 December 2025 source ↗

Question How would you want people to remember you? Death & what remains

To have made people healthier and happier.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 December 2025 source ↗

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