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To die before I know certain things.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 September 2022 source ↗
The question
What do you fear most?Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
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Sally Mann
Photographer
The loss of a child.
Waking up after a sleepover at John Waters’s house and finding my sleeping bag isn’t zipped up the same way as when I passed out. Or “President Palin.”
Shakin' Stevens
Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter
A world without music.
Being unprepared.
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