Making people smaller than they are because of something they can’t handle in themselves.
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What is your idea of perfect happiness?
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If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
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Bigotry. Narcissism.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2020 source ↗
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Arrogance, bullying, meanness – just try to be kind, it’s not difficult.
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My tendency to worry about the future if there’s nothing you can do about it.
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