The way I allow myself to talk to myself.
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A willingness to go with my gut feeling, rather than wait a day and contemplate other options.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2013 source ↗
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My distractibility, diminishing memory, and capacity for sustained concentration. My English master once said I had the brain of a butterfly. I feel that 40 years later, I’ve evolved into Dory from Finding Nemo.
The boozing. I started on rum as a child.
Standing up while eating.
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I would like to be more accepting of the faults of others.
Sitting in a living room with my sister, Pat Thaler, and her seven grandchildren and just talking with them. They range in age from 9 to 21 years old.
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