DS
Peacefully, in good physical health, sound of mind, still active, at a great age, with my children around me.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2012 source ↗
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Alice Waters
Chef, restaurateur and food activist
Peacefully, knowing I’ll be composted in a mushroom suit.
Simon Boas
Aid worker; executive director of Jersey Overseas Aid
My pain is under control and I'm terribly happy - it sounds weird to say, but I'm as happy as I've ever been in my life. I used to think I'd rather be hit by the proverbial bus, but having a couple of months knowing this is coming has really helped me both do the boring 'death-min', but also get my thoughts and prepare myself, and feel so accepting of what's to come. It's been such a great bonus, actually.
Lily Tomlin
Comedian and actor
In my sleep, “dreaming android dreams of electric sheep.”
Patrick Stewart
Actor
If needed—a doctor-assisted death.
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Healthy, happy children. A wonderful, loving partner with whom to share my life.
Losing another child. (I lost one of my sons to suicide when he was 19.)
Loyalty, kindness, honesty, trustworthiness, reliability.
My agent Mort Janklow, Sidney Poitier, and Barbara Walters.
Not always standing up for myself enough.
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