The question

What do you fear most?

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Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire

The exact prompt is fixed in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire and independently sustained in The Guardian's The Q&A over multiple decades.

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Ina Garten Cookery writer and shop owner
Pain. I told Jeffrey that if I have a really bad headache just pull the plug.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2016 source ↗
Rafael Nadal Spanish professional tennis player, 2001–2024
I don’t think I have one in particular. I am pretty calm. Just some small things that I better not comment on :-).
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2010 source ↗
Olivia de Havilland Film actress; twice winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress
The loss of physical, financial, and psychological independence.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2005 source ↗

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