P.D. James ha 91 anni e risponde al Proust Questionnaire con un aplomb quintessenzialmente inglese: assolutamente meraviglioso:
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Walking by the sea with my two daughters on a perfect summer day.
Walking by the sea with my two daughters on a perfect summer day.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Impatience.
Impatience.
On what occasion do you lie?
To save someone’s life, but I am grateful to say that this necessity has never arisen.
To save someone’s life, but I am grateful to say that this necessity has never arisen.
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
I would have liked longer legs.
I would have liked longer legs.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
"Please answer the phone, someone - say I'm busy."
"Please answer the phone, someone - say I'm busy."
Where would you like to live?
Where I live now, in London.
Where I live now, in London.
What is your favorite occupation?
Writing.
Writing.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Generosity.
Generosity.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Humor.
Humor.
How would you like to die?
At a great age in my sleep.
At a great age in my sleep.
What is your motto?
One we all had during the war years, "Keep calm and carry on." Also, "Enjoy." vanityfair.
One we all had during the war years, "Keep calm and carry on." Also, "Enjoy." vanityfair.
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