Every single person and living creature on the planet is safe and well nourished.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 8 April 2026 source ↗
The question
What does happiness look like for you when life is going well?Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
Verbatim recurring item in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire; two publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Every single person and living creature on the planet is safe and well nourished.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 8 April 2026 source ↗
Being with animals.
I’m walking down a street in New York, the sun is shining, I’m on my way to see friends who are chosen family—and I’ve just written a couple of pages that I like.
Warm chocolate cake, a gorgeous fire, and Idris Elba. Also, world peace.
In my bed, a hot-water bottle on my tummy, the windows are open, reading a book that I’m already into, chocolate at hand, all with the knowledge that everyone I love and know is happy.
My wife, all those who contribute something of beauty, and scientists.
Any misfortune involving our kids. Also, I have recurring nightmares that involve being chased by people or being attacked by scary animals.
The first time Emilie and I kissed.
Alan Arkin, Shonda Rhimes, Yogi Berra, Mindy Kaling, Warren Buffett, Tina Fey
Search the directory for somebody in particular.