I think happiness is the absence of all things negative.
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Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
Verbatim recurring item in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire; two publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
A calm and peaceful mind, landing a joke, being the name right after “And the winner is…”
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 19 August 2024 source ↗
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View all 158 →Happiness is a journey that depends solely on ourselves. We should be grateful to life because so much that it has in store for us will be marvelous and we have the good fortune to live it.
Pelé
Brazilian footballer; three-time World Cup winner
I like to spend time with my family, and also relax at my beach house or on my farm.
A peaceful, joyous time in the world…or in my head.
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View profile →The trait that ignites my Sicilian impulsiveness.
My Sicilian impulsiveness.
Filming Penny Dreadful for five months in the Republic of Ireland, sublime land of faeries and spontaneous song.
Falling onstage…or anywhere.
Laughter first and foremost, acceptance, and love.
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