Knowing they are there for you.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 8 November 2019 source ↗
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Which quality in your friends matters most to you?Originally asked
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Judy Blume
Novelist
I love that my true friends don’t think of me as that Judy, but as the Judy they’ve known for years, a woman, like them. And I love their senses of humor.
They’re wonderful people who seem to like me!
I think I value the same things everyone does—loyalty, a sense of humor, the ability to make campaign contributions.
Being able to share a confidence.
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Deborah Divine.
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