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Losing another child. (I lost one of my sons to suicide when he was 19.)
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2012 source ↗
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What do you fear most?Originally asked
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Healthy, happy children. A wonderful, loving partner with whom to share my life.
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