With a malicious grin that implies I know something you don’t.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 7 January 2022 source ↗
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What kind of death would you consider a good one?Originally asked
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Bonnie Raitt
Singer and guitarist
In my sleep in my 90s, after a great gig.
Julie Taymor
Theatre and film director
When I am ready. When I have had enough. When I can no longer give anything. When I can no longer appreciate the small beauties. Without pain or remorse.
Simon Boas
Aid worker; executive director of Jersey Overseas Aid
My pain is under control and I'm terribly happy - it sounds weird to say, but I'm as happy as I've ever been in my life. I used to think I'd rather be hit by the proverbial bus, but having a couple of months knowing this is coming has really helped me both do the boring 'death-min', but also get my thoughts and prepare myself, and feel so accepting of what's to come. It's been such a great bonus, actually.
Gloria Steinem
Writer and feminist organiser
Sometimes when I’m on a plane, as I often am, the weather is rough and we’re worried about going down. I think: If I hold the hand of the person next to me, I’ll be holding everyone’s hand. Like my dear friend, the late Wilma Mankiller, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, I want to know: I’m going to the other side of the mountain.
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Wow! Like, the way people mess up language. I mean, it makes me crazy, y’know?
That they don’t give a tinker’s damn about my celebrity.
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