That they’re my friends. I trust them and they trust me.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 10 June 2022 source ↗
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Which quality in your friends matters most to you?Originally asked
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Their humor and that they are smarter than I, but not by too much.
Terry Gross
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Their willingness to put up with my endless explanations about why I can’t see them because I’m under deadline.
Humor. Laughing with my girlfriends is one of my great joys.
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In my sleep, “dreaming android dreams of electric sheep.”
Filling out this Proust Questionnaire. I try to be in the moment.
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