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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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I don’t have a great fear of anything. I look at things with positive eyes.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2024 source ↗
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Patrick Stewart
Actor
That I would lose her.
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.
I’m afraid of the dark.
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King Charles III, because he’s working hard to save our planet.
I’m always happiest when I’m with my family.
Forgetting the wonderful memories I have got from throughout my life. Three years ago, I was diagnosed with dementia.
Nothing – I’ve got some great tablets!
Loving, considerate and loyal.
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