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What do you fear most?

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Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire

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Pigeons. One got stuck in my flat once for quite a long time and it really changed how I feel about them.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 May 2026 source ↗

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