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.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 28 April 2020 source ↗
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What does happiness look like for you when life is going well?Originally asked
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View all 158 →A peaceful, joyous time in the world…or in my head.
Family, friends, laughter, and music so loud you feel it inside.
First of all, to be in love. The second way of being very happy is to be able to get the best out of yourself, whatever it is.
Everybody around me is happy, my spirit is right, and just nothing but peace and tranquility in the building.
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View profile →At the right time, and like my father—utterly without fear or pain, at home, with all whom I love. It was his last lesson as a parent to me.
Both of the days my children were born. It was like I’d stepped through a mirror and everything turned Technicolor.
My mother. She’s 85 and rather than diminishing with age, she keeps surprising and growing more marvelous. She finds fun when most are jaded, wonder when most are cynical, and is curious when most are bored. She gave me life and continues to show me how to live it daily. And I know that everyone who meets her thinks the same.
My distractibility, diminishing memory, and capacity for sustained concentration. My English master once said I had the brain of a butterfly. I feel that 40 years later, I’ve evolved into Dory from Finding Nemo.
The loss of anything, be it a loved one or a faculty—my sight, hearing, or mind.
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