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What kind of death would you consider a good one?

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Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire

A fixed final question in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire, repeated verbatim across respondent pages.

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Judy Blume Novelist
Really? Okay, if I have enough time I might go to Switzerland and drink the drink. I believe in euthanasia. What we do for our beloved pets, we should be able to do for our beloved humans or ourselves.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 28 April 2023 source ↗
Al Franken Senator and comedian
Surrounded by my great-great-grandchildren.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 30 May 2017 source ↗
Stephen Fry Actor, writer and broadcaster
Over two weeks, in a pleasant fug of palliative morphine if necessary. Just time to say a cheerful good-bye to everyone.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 10 June 2015 source ↗

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