My weight, but I’m working on it. I will return!
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Originally asked
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.
Being too open and generous to those who don’t deserve it.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 11 December 2020 source ↗
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View all 49 →To be more outgoing. I love being home, but sometimes I feel guilty that I like it too much.
Malala Yousafzai
Education campaigner; co-founder of the Malala Fund; United Nations Messenger of Peace
I'm trying to be more organized.
Melissa Etheridge
Singer, songwriter and guitarist
Again, not gonna change anything about myself. I’ve really learned to appreciate everything. Okay, maybe I’d be taller. How about that?
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View profile →Honesty. Tell me the truth, even if it hurts.
Being healthy. Sometimes we don’t know that we’re not healthy because we’re not going to the doctor—like me, when I first discovered I had diabetes years ago.
COVID-19 and how it’s affecting everyone. Also, I’m afraid of not knowing when I’ll be able to perform in front of people again and enjoy an audience.
Having fun with my sisters back in the day. I miss playing cards and fighting over crabs with them every weekend.
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