Jennifer Egan
Novelist, short story writer
Hillary Clinton.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Putin. Because he is so comfortably who he is.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 June 2016 source ↗
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Dominic Cooper
English actor
Clive Stafford Smith, for his incredible work with the Reprieve charity.
Pedro Almodóvar
Film director
Dr. Pedro Cavadas, a pioneer in face transplants and a specialist in the transplant of severed members. This surgeon from Valencia devotes his summer breaks to travel to Africa and tend to children who have been castrated in tribal conflicts.
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View profile →Thirty seconds ago. I cry a lot. I find great solace in it.
It would have to be the justice system in Colorado, which is not geared toward taking care of victims. The guys who killed my sister in 1975 always come up for parole every year.
My two middle children, Mason and Jude. They will know why.
My sister’s death – I would love to meet her kids. [Karen Grammer was 18 when she was abducted, raped and murdered.]
This morning, surrounded by my children and my wife, Kayte.
I would borrow from Peter Sellers: Glenn Miller’s In The Mood.
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