A world destroyed by science-denying mediocrity.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2019 source ↗
The question
What do you fear most?Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
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View all 256 →I become very anxious if I think I’ve hurt someone.
Totalitarianism in Europe.
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That I would lose her.
To be abandoned.
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Showing off onstage, with everyone laughing and applauding.
Playing around in my studio by myself, discovering the possibility of new ideas.
They can take the piss out of me and it still feels like wisdom and loyalty.
A little more self-confidence wouldn’t hurt.
To place faith over facts.
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