Falling asleep watching a movie on a sofa because I drank too much wine at dinner, my head resting on the thigh of a loved one, who will later explain what happened.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The entire family being healthy, being on the set of Barry, and a rainbow trout on my line.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 13 August 2018 source ↗
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George Saunders
Short-story writer and novelist
Being aware and accepting of whatever the state of my mind happens to be at the moment (even if that state is unhappy).
Happiness is a journey that depends solely on ourselves. We should be grateful to life because so much that it has in store for us will be marvelous and we have the good fortune to live it.
Laughter and peace of mind.
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View profile →My dyslexia. Or my inability to learn another language.
I can be pedantic at times.
Being confined in a straitjacket.
Being able to share a confidence.
The inability to listen.
The delivery room when my children and grandchildren were born.
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