I very often set my heart on things – and if they don’t happen, I’m not great at dealing with disappointment.
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's The Q&A has retained this Proust-derived prompt from at least 2007 through 2026, and ABC independently put it to the Obamas in 2011.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I can’t deal with any level of stress.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗
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