Lying on the sofa watching old episodes of Law & Order all day.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2016 source ↗
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View all 193 →When they ruin my story because they think theirs is better, so butt in before I’ve finished mine.
Cruelty, and also general rudeness and unkindness. I’ve always told my children: Don’t ever find entertainment in someone else’s discomfort.
Self-importance.
People who do not love. If you are not loving, you are not living. Why wouldn’t you love? What’s the problem?
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View profile →I worry that if I don’t challenge myself professionally I’ll lie on the sofa and watch old episodes of Law & Order all day.
Sundays in Paris with Jeffrey. We go to the Sunday market, make a nice lunch, drink a big bottle of Burgundy, and then take a long delicious nap. Heaven.
I don’t care as long as Jeffrey and I go together and we end up in a big suite with a view of the ocean.
Pain. I told Jeffrey that if I have a really bad headache just pull the plug.
That they want to be with me.
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