Al Franken
Senator and comedian
Surrounded by my great-great-grandchildren.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 30 May 2017 source ↗
Death & what remains
How would you like to die?
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John Lewis
U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1987–2020; Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 1963–1966
I don't want to die. I don't think I'm going to die…but we all have to die. Since I do, I hope I live on in the hearts and minds of people.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 6 December 2019 source ↗
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.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 24 September 2020 source ↗
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.
Recorded Emma Barnett, BBC Radio 4, Today, as published by BBC News, 4 July 2024 source ↗
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