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Watching seeds grow in the greenhouse. Drawing or reading or cooking.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 August 2013 source ↗
The question
What is your idea of perfect happiness?Originally asked
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View all 167 →Creating something and feeling proud of it.
Being with my husband, David, and the boys.
A free day anywhere with a good dog.
Finally, a happy marriage, of now 39 years!
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I don’t think so! You can’t really know that until the moment of your death, at which point you will probably not be afraid because you won’t be there. I have a very old friend who called me last year to say, “Okay I am done. I am not fighting this anymore. I am checking out. I am calling to say goodbye because I am not really conscious most of the time. I am cutting off the pain killers.” He seemed okay. That was not the moment of his death, but it was within two or three days.
Probably when our children were small, which is not to say I am unhappy now.
When I was an idiot high school student, as opposed to being an idiot adult, I used to drive very fast.
That they’re kind, trustworthy, smart, and can hear and communicate and aren’t afraid to do so.
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