Waking up in the morning is as perfect as anything gets.
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Originally asked
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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Cooking out with my closest friends and laughing until we are crying.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2019 source ↗
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Rafael Nadal
Spanish professional tennis player, 2001–2024
Playing tennis, competing, winning, but also being at home in Spain, in Majorca, with my friends and family.
Reading a book with a dog asleep on either side of me.
I have no idea what perfect happiness feels like, but I am looking forward to the experience.
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Thank you notes I haven't written.
Oh, I have a long list. You should ask me what I like about myself—that list is much shorter.
That I’ll become a recluse with too many dogs.
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