That they get it.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 December 2012 source ↗
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Which quality in your friends matters most to you?Originally asked
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Seeing and being seen.
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Loyalty. Most of my friends have been around me for decades.
Humor and honesty. Realness. No bullshit.
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Guys who use the word “snot.”
Does it make a difference? You’re dead.
My most important rule is one that sums up the 10: if it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.
Convince myself that walking two miles a day isn’t boring.
Being with my best friend, who’s a girl.
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