That it all goes away and never comes back.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2015 source ↗
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What do you fear most?Originally asked
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Ironically, it’s talking to hundreds of people in a room.
Those abduction situations where you’re packed in a bunker for 30 years.
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Not being able to breathe – I get very panicky at the thought.
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View profile →Probably being granted all-access to a Disney theme park with my husband, David, and a group of close friends—and just us—while we wandered and drank tropical tiki drinks. No judgment, no lines, no bad weather, and no hangovers. Oh, and our twins would be there too, but only when they’re happy and meltdown-free. I guess the same would go for David.
Quickly and by surprise. I don’t want the specter of death to linger.
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