The worms get to feast.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 December 2023 source ↗
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What happens when we die?
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Our friends are sad and miss us for a bit but, hopefully, they find other people at the party.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2024 source ↗
I don’t know and I don’t really care – I’ll be dead.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2024 source ↗
I don’t know, and I’m completely OK with not knowing.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 January 2025 source ↗
When my kids ask, “What happens when we die?” I say, “Do you remember the place you were in before you were born? I think we go back there.”
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 January 2025 source ↗
An accounting is given of our lives. Did you give more than you’ve taken? Hurt more people than you’ve helped?
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 April 2025 source ↗
I think we live on in people’s memories until those memories go.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 October 2025 source ↗
I think we become stars.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 November 2025 source ↗
We finally get to be with Jesus, face to face.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2026 source ↗
Hopefully we have life in the minds and hearts of the people we interacted with.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 February 2026 source ↗
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