At sunset or under the stars on the dock of our lake house just being with my family and pals.
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
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What is your greatest fear?
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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
Verbatim recurring item in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire; two publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I have no idea what perfect happiness feels like, but I am looking forward to the experience.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 February 2014 source ↗
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