Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2016 source ↗
The Buddhist monk Tapa Snim I met in Burma in 2007, all of whose earthly possessions he carried in a small bundle slung on one shoulder.
My sister, who manages to see the positive in any situation.
For intellect: Art Spiegelman. For art: Robert Crumb. For poetry and vision: Gary Panter. For decency: Barack Obama. For genuine goodness: Charles Burns. For genius: Charlie Kaufman. For soulfulness and love: Lynda Barry. For words: Zadie Smith. For unique life's work and superhuman effort expended: Ira Glass, Dave Eggers.
Barack Obama, for his humility and grace in the face of enormous difficulty.
I’d be more patient, which I didn’t consider a virtue until right this moment.
Being inside and watching really bad weather outside … and, if it’s after 5:30 P.M., with a glass of Chardonnay in hand.
When I’m extremely old during a huge family celebration where everyone is playing games and giving pre-written toasts … to me.
That they won’t let me hide.
Overall I’d have to say my earnestness.
A bumpy flight … or driving with my son Sam, who drives great, but I still can’t believe he’s old enough.
Helena Bonham Carter, Dominic West, Hilary Swank, Anna Paquin, Omid Djalili, Gillian Anderson
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