Looking down at other people. I was brought up to treat people as you treat yourself, with respect. The people you meet on the way up are the people you meet on the way down.
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People taking themselves seriously.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2015 source ↗
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Their goddamned fucking honesty.
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Generally? Hurting someone’s feelings. Specifically? Being kidnapped while on vacation.
Sunday mornings with my parents when I visited from college.
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