My epitaph says: 'We'll make this a comedy yet.' I've already planned it.
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Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 January 2020 source ↗
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I think any of us will be lucky to be remembered at all.
As a broad who gave it a go.
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Heady, dizzying, magical. Time stops.
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A sustainable future for all. I could finally stop worrying.
Anyone I slept with before the age of 27, because I was a selfish, cold-ass bitch.
Scarlet fever, 1962. Hypothermia, 1974. Lightning strike, 1986.
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