do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Addiction.
Where would you like to live? Exactly where I do. What
is your favorite occupation? Creation. What is your
most marked characteristic? Maybe briefness. What is
the quality you most like in a man? Humor. What is the
quality you most like in a woman? Humor. What do you
most value in your friends? Unblinking devotion. Who
are your favorite writers? Colette, Beverley Nichols, John
Richardson, Mallarmé...a long list. Who is your favorite
hero of fiction? Jean des Esseintes. Who are your heroes
in real life? Artists. What are your favorite names?
Hortense and Gaia. What is it that you most dislike?
Spite. How would you like to die? Obliviously. What is
your motto? “Hope for the best but plan for the worst.”hat is your idea of perfect happiness? Gratitude. What is your greatest
fear? Asphyxiation. Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Robert de Montesquiou. Which living person do you most admire? Iwould never be able to choose, there are so many. What is the trait you most de-
plore in yourself? Impatience. What is the trait you most deplore in others? Hy-
perbole. What is your greatest extravagance? Naps. What is your favorite journey?
To a nap. What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Vivaciousness. On what
occasion do you lie? I don’t. What do you dislike most about your appearance? I
don’t worry about it. It could be worse. Which living person do you most despise?
Despising isn’t my thing. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? “I don’t
understand why...” (in a whiny tone). What is your greatest regret? Not allowing
myself to be satisfied more often. What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Hun. When and where were you happiest? Swimming in the sea. Which talent
would you most like to have? To do a perfect death drop. What is your current
state of mind? Satiated. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would
it be? I would judge less. If you could change one thing about your family, what
would it be? Absolutely nothing. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Longevity. If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you
think it would be? A gray rock. If you could choose what to come back as, what
would it be? An exotic translucent marine organism writhing around orgiastically at
the silent bottom of the sea. What is your most treasured possession? Health. What
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designer on the beauty of
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