As fun and of help to others.
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
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Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
She was a fun, silly girl who wrote positive songs that helped others – and she was a good mama.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 June 2024 source ↗
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Fondly and down the centuries. I think partly what drives writers to write is the yearning for immortality.
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All our lives are little books - but they're not someone else's complete book. You're a chapter or a page or a footnote in someone else's life and they are going to keep writing beautiful chapters when you are gone. And those green shoots can grow around grief and put it in perspective. I hope people will think, "I'm glad I read that - Simon's story". And just because it's over, doesn't mean it's gone.
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My self-criticism.
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