A world destroyed by science-denying mediocrity.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2019 source ↗
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What do you fear most?Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
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That I will suddenly lose my sense of humor, and everyone knows it but me.
Joyce Carol Oates
Novelist, short story writer and essayist
Sometimes, it is the possibility of loneliness. Other times, it is the possibility of never being alone, having no privacy, being under the control of another.
Being murdered – I listen to too many true-crime podcasts.
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View profile →Playing around in my studio by myself, discovering the possibility of new ideas.
They can take the piss out of me and it still feels like wisdom and loyalty.
Sir David Attenborough, John Prendergast.
To place faith over facts.
A little more self-confidence wouldn’t hurt.
Showing off onstage, with everyone laughing and applauding.
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