What is the trait you most deplore in others?

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People who are proud of their ignorance.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, May 2011 source ↗

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I’m irritated by critics and academics who dismiss poetry that is popular, comprehensible or humorous.
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