JF
That fear becomes too great.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 October 2008 source ↗
The question
What do you fear most?Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
The exact prompt is fixed in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire and independently sustained in The Guardian's The Q&A over multiple decades.
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Vick Hope
British television and radio presenter
When I was growing up, I thought quicksand was going to be a much bigger fear to contend with on a day‑to-day basis. It hasn’t proved to be a bother yet, but there’s still time.
Hugh Grant
Actor
The cat bowls. With the old cat food dried on like cement.
I fear nothing, except for flying.
Tim Peake
British Army Air Corps officer and astronaut
Running out of options.
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A single-malt whisky.
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