Sally Mann
Photographer
Reading. And, in particular, reading on the deck of the cabin while my children play in the river below.
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Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
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Sundays in Paris with Jeffrey. We go to the Sunday market, make a nice lunch, drink a big bottle of Burgundy, and then take a long delicious nap. Heaven.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 20 September 2016 source ↗
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Sally Field
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Being inside and watching really bad weather outside … and, if it’s after 5:30 P.M., with a glass of Chardonnay in hand.
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Pain. I told Jeffrey that if I have a really bad headache just pull the plug.
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