I hate rich people that feel a need to tell you how hard they had it (“We had the smallest pool on the block”). And I hate poor people that feel a need to puff up their bios so they can better fit in with the rich—you meet a lot of Talented Mr. Ripleys in showbiz.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Taking fucking forever. Can’t you see I’m waiting?
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2015 source ↗
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Running out of ideas.
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