Discretion and love of New Orleans—my favorite city. These two go hand in hand.
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Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
A fixed Vanity Fair Proust Questionnaire item asked across its three-decade archive, with independent variants in friendship and profile interviews.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Love of fun and food and great conversation.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 28 October 2022 source ↗
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Honesty. Tell me the truth, even if it hurts.
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Knowing when to show up and when to go home.
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View profile →A fall day on the beach with Elliot and my dog, Luna, and the sea, sand, and sky.
When I am ready. When I have had enough. When I can no longer give anything. When I can no longer appreciate the small beauties. Without pain or remorse.
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