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Having a stroke.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2017 source ↗
The question
What do you fear most?Originally asked
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View all 256 →Dying: I’m too iconic to go.
COVID-19 and how it’s affecting everyone. Also, I’m afraid of not knowing when I’ll be able to perform in front of people again and enjoy an audience.
I become very anxious if I think I’ve hurt someone.
Joan Rivers
Comedian
Being poor—or, worse, having Kelsey Grammer fight with Teddy Kennedy over who is to drive me home.
More from John Grisham
View profile →I had the benefit of some very good high school English teachers. One in particular when I was a senior in high school. I was a jock, okay. I was not a student. Although I enjoyed reading, that was about it as far as academics. But she forced us to read good books and good writers, particularly good American writers. We weren’t too thrilled to do it initially, but she taught us how to do it. Through that, I discovered some of my favorite authors, particularly John Steinbeck. Once I had gone through all of Steinbeck’s books, I realized that I had had a wonderful experience.
Impatience; the inability to savor the moment.
I don’t care – I won’t be here.
This morning. I had a typical day: got up early, took the dog for a walk, went to the gym for an hour, then wrote for four hours. That makes me a very happy person.
Being able to write books that entertain people around the world.
Drop 20lb and lower my cholesterol.
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