Marina Abramović
Performance artist
Long hair, big nose, large ass.
How would you describe yourself in three words?
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Time & hindsight
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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Which book are you ashamed not to have read?
Taste & recommendation
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
Originally asked
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The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this exact standing prompt.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Cheerful, sensitive, sassy.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 June 2025 source ↗
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View all 114 →Sensitive, kind, silly.
Chaotic, warm, northern.
Nurturing, musical, uncompromising.
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View profile →Three days ago. I don’t even know why. Sometimes I just feel emotional about how vulnerable humans are.
I would get therapy in my early 20s.
Genuine love is given freely, not by force.
Myself. I didn’t know how to protect myself adequately when I was younger, and I think I would have experienced my youth differently if I had.
None! We shouldn’t shame people for not having read “the greats”. There are always new greats emerging that may feel more relevant to our life experience, particularly female writers.
My late 20s, writing my third record.
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