Dame Joan Collins. She insists on being happy whatever is going on and, despite being a Tory, is a very caring person.
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The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2014 source ↗
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My niece, Petra Janney, who got her pilot’s license to rescue animals from rural kill shelters and have them placed with different pet adoption agencies.
My dad. It's only now that I realise the huge sacrifices that he made to give us a good upbringing.
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View profile →That I take this questionnaire too seriously and reveal my crimes and misdemeanors, or I treat this questionnaire too flippantly and bring shame to the House of Proust.
Stealing from the elderly and then acting real cocky about it.
A good nap and a full house.
People who can’t read my mind.
A love of laughter and a shared belief that life is a dream.
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