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What does happiness look like for you when life is going well?

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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.

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Zadie Smith Novelist and essayist
Reading quietly, in high grass, among loved ones (who are also quietly reading). Followed by a boozy lunch.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 4 November 2016 source ↗
Under sail somewhere with my children, Mavis and Duncan, and my husband, Roderick, with no agenda.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 26 August 2022 source ↗
Probably being granted all-access to a Disney theme park with my husband, David, and a group of close friends—and just us—while we wandered and drank tropical tiki drinks. No judgment, no lines, no bad weather, and no hangovers. Oh, and our twins would be there too, but only when they’re happy and meltdown-free. I guess the same would go for David.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 17 February 2015 source ↗

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