Unmade bed surrounded by books, writing utensils, and the dog; a plate of demolished toast with butter on my chest; loved ones puttering not too close but not too far.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 10 September 2014 source ↗
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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What is your greatest fear?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
No contest: seeing my grandchildren enjoying each other.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 30 May 2019 source ↗
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View all 158 →I’m walking down the street angrily muttering to myself and then I run into a neighbor or former coworker and they catch me in this moment of private-public expression. It’s nice to be seen sometimes.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 18 July 2023 source ↗
Being at our beach house with my family in the Bahamas.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 April 2024 source ↗
Being totally present and at peace in the moment—and knowing that my children and grandchildren are all right.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2009 source ↗
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Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2019 source ↗
Discrimination, for any reason.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2019 source ↗
The current occupant of the White House.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2019 source ↗
That I would have focused more on languages.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 30 May 2019 source ↗
My husband, Paul, who is an enabler of the exuberance of his wife and five kids.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2019 source ↗
I’m not into self-deploring.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2019 source ↗
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