John Grisham
American writer and lawyer
I don’t care – I won’t be here.
What would you like to be remembered for?
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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How close have you come to death?
Death & what remains
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Kind, fun and that I cared.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2019 source ↗
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Gareth Bale
Welsh footballer
I only really care about my own opinion of myself, and my family and friends’ opinion of me. The rest is just noise.
I don’t think I care.
Daphne Guinness
British socialite
As a force for good and a champion of the underdog.
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View profile →I’d change my mindset and not be so hard on myself, and impart the knowledge that other people’s intentions aren’t always as well-meaning as my own.
Being a decent person.
I was in a car crash when I was 16, and I have a little scar on my face from smashing the passenger window with my head. If the car had rolled, I would have been dead.
Scraping plates in a fish and chip cafe in Whitby.
On my wedding day in Oxfordshire, six years ago.
An actor – that’s all I’ve ever wanted to do. I went to stage school when I was 13.
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