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Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
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Compassion. Wisdom. Wit. The delicate balance of knowing when I need tough love and when I need support. Plus, call me crazy, but I’m also partial to friends who don’t surreptitiously record our calls.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 12 August 2021 source ↗
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View all 67 →My closest friends have always been my clients and coworkers, their love and loyalty, not to mention their amazing talents!
Their humor and that they are smarter than I, but not by too much.
That they don’t die on me.
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View profile →My mom, for her unflappable ability to be sanguine (though she sometimes dips into Pollyanna territory).
It’s a toss-up between a tarantula crawling on me and dying alone.
How my PTSD manifests—it feels like being the only ballerina in the company saddled with a 100-pound backpack and told to go out onstage and still be graceful.
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