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An Evening With Proust and David Bowie

Just another date night with dead friends

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Oh, if only I could spend a Saturday night doing quizzes with David Bowie!

The Proust questionnaire is a series of questions popularized by French writer Marcel Proust. It was used as a parlor game in the 1800s to get to know someone better and reveal more profound aspects of their personality.

I learned about this questionnaire when I ran across David Bowie’s answers in Vanity Fair. There are more in-depth Proust questionnaires here and here, but I opted for the shorter one that Bowie did.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Bowie: Reading

Me: Tater tots

What is your most marked characteristic?

Bowie: Getting a word in edgewise

Me: Cursing

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

Bowie: Discovering morning

Me: Being on time

What is your greatest fear?