I’m irritated by critics and academics who dismiss poetry that is popular, comprehensible or humorous.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Cruelty. I don’t see the point.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2024 source ↗
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John Mellencamp
Singer and songwriter
Ungratefulness.
People who speak with heavy American accents. I can barely understand them. No, seriously, dishonesty.
Rose Tremain
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Talking in cliches. We have the most economic, resonant and versatile language in the world, yet so many people use it in a dull and boring way.
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I cried recently, thinking about my late wife.
Every time one of my kids was born and I knew that they were healthy.
Losing one of my children, as there is no greater loss.
A meal alfresco with people I love.
President Zelenskyy.
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