A good nap and a full house.
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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.
Devouring an egg salad sandwich with the salt, pepper, and mayo in exactly the right proportion.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 8 November 2019 source ↗
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Reading quietly, in high grass, among loved ones (who are also quietly reading). Followed by a boozy lunch.
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The inability to laugh before 11 a.m.
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In my sleep. In bed. With a half-eaten egg salad sandwich on my chest.
Being on a Broadway stage and forgetting what the play is.
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