Jane Asher
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The amazing women standing up against the Taliban.
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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.
My sister, who manages to see the positive in any situation.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2018 source ↗
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