Getting hired. With the possible exception of my daughters’ births and my wedding day, the happiest moments of my life were when someone offered me a job.
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If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
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Being at home, watching a good movie with my husband. Dining out with good friends.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2020 source ↗
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My kids are in the house. I’ve been gardening in my vegetable garden. I have absolutely zero obligations or calls to return. Now I’m fixing dinner with music playing and having a glass of wine.
Weeping with laughter.
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View profile →My tendency to worry about the future if there’s nothing you can do about it.
Bigotry. Narcissism.
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