Waking up in the morning.
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If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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Originally asked
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.
Eating breakfast foods at a time of the day other than breakfast. Pancakes for dinner—I’m happy.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 18 April 2014 source ↗
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Gloria Steinem
Writer and feminist organiser
I’m walking down a street in New York, the sun is shining, I’m on my way to see friends who are chosen family—and I’ve just written a couple of pages that I like.
Danielle Steel
Novelist
Healthy, happy children. A wonderful, loving partner with whom to share my life.
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View profile →I would talk slower. When I hear myself interviewed sometimes it sounds like I’m running an auction.
My ability to invariably say exactly the wrong thing in any given situation.
It’s hard to pick one time. I feel like I’m quite a happy person. My ninth birthday was epic, though.
I like all my friends for different reasons, so it’s hard to pick one quality I value most highly overall.
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