Knowing that each day I have lived wisely and loved well.
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Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
Verbatim recurring item in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire; two publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Devouring an egg salad sandwich with the salt, pepper, and mayo in exactly the right proportion.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 8 November 2019 source ↗
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Kazuo Ishiguro
Novelist and screenwriter; Nobel laureate in Literature, 2017
Sitting down to a leisurely conversation in an English tearoom with my wife, a friend, or even an interesting stranger. Good cake is essential.
Being totally present and at peace in the moment—and knowing that my children and grandchildren are all right.
Unmade bed surrounded by books, writing utensils, and the dog; a plate of demolished toast with butter on my chest; loved ones puttering not too close but not too far.
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In my sleep. In bed. With a half-eaten egg salad sandwich on my chest.
Deborah Divine.
The inability to laugh before 11 a.m.
Knowing they are there for you.
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