I’m certainly not going to tell it here.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2013 source ↗
The question
Which trait in yourself do you like least?Originally asked
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View all 239 →Increasing forgetfulness.
The boozing. I started on rum as a child.
Flirting with danger.
Thinking that I am less-than. That thinking is cunning, baffling, and insidious, and I must guard against it every hour of every day.
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View profile →Self-importance, arrogance.
My wife going on The Real Housewives of New York City.
In my sleep. And I don’t think about it. It’ll be what it’ll be.
I am the way I am, and I can’t change that. Why even think about it?
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