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Running out of ideas.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2015 source ↗
The question
What do you fear most?Originally asked
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Serena Williams
United States professional tennis player, 1995–2022
I don’t think about my greatest fear.
At age 97 and counting, guess.
The death of my loved ones.
I’m quite scared of bats. I’m just seeing rats with wings – no, thanks.
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