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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.
Being at one with yourself.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 February 2000 source ↗
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David Lynch
Film director, screenwriter and painter
What do I think it is? A fulfillment of a desire gives you happiness.
Any day spent laughing with friends or family.
Sitting in a living room with my sister, Pat Thaler, and her seven grandchildren and just talking with them. They range in age from 9 to 21 years old.
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Too many times I had people try and make decisions for me. The assumption that I needed that was a big mistake!
As the Queen of Rock’n’Roll. As a woman who showed other women that it is OK to strive for success on their own terms.
I never want to go back; I fought so much through my life, that I have to keep going forward.
I don’t deplore anything about myself, but I am a perfectionist.
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