Humor, perspective, and selective honesty.
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What is your greatest fear?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
A fixed Vanity Fair Proust Questionnaire item asked across its three-decade archive, with independent variants in friendship and profile interviews.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
A love of laughter and a shared belief that life is a dream.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 3 November 2014 source ↗
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View all 65 →Smarts, kindness, decency, honesty, integrity, humor. Really do love a good cook! Our group of friends has been friends for a long time.
Their loving forbearance.
That they can pick up where we left off.
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View profile →People who can’t read my mind.
Beyoncé/Beyoncé’s hair person.
That I take this questionnaire too seriously and reveal my crimes and misdemeanors, or I treat this questionnaire too flippantly and bring shame to the House of Proust.
A good nap and a full house.
Stealing from the elderly and then acting real cocky about it.
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