Discretion and love of New Orleans—my favorite city. These two go hand in hand.
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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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.
My closest friends have always been my clients and coworkers, their love and loyalty, not to mention their amazing talents!
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 4 April 2023 source ↗
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View all 65 →Their willingness to have me as a friend.
Discretion and good cheer.
Rafael Nadal
Spanish professional tennis player, 2001–2024
The word says it all. To be a friend means that they are always there, for the good or the bad.
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The inability to appreciate true talent.
Being overly critical.
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