Proust Questionnaire: Amy R.'s answers

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On Thu, 10 Aug 17 21:21:17 UTC Amy R. answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: Loneliness
Where would you like to live?: In a big city with plenty of people and cultures, but one that is not too hot or too cold
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: Succeeding in all of my goals
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: Greed and duplicity
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: Charlie Dalton, Harry Potter, and Nick Carraway; men who are caught up in unprincipled plots yet who still manage to maintain their own principles
Who are your favorite characters in history?: Alice Paul, Lucy Stone, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: My mother, my aunts, Michelle Obama, Jessica Chastain, and Elizabeth Warren
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Hermione Granger, Anne Shirley, and Selene Blackburn; women who stand up for themselves and for what is right
Your favorite painter?: Salvador Dali
Your favorite musician?: Coldplay (Chris Martin)
The quality you most admire in a man?: Softness/ understanding-ness/ confidence
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Strength/ bravery/ a sharp tongue
Your favorite virtue?: Temperance
Your favorite occupation?: Reading, writing, and spinning (color guard)
Who would you have liked to be?: No one but myself
Your most marked characteristic?: My creativity
What do you most value in your friends?: Loyalty and good senses of humor
What is your principle defect?: I often lie
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: The death of a loved one or myself
What would you like to be?: I would like to eventually be a great author, loved by many
What is your favorite color?: Blue and silver
What is your favorite flower?: White roses
What is your favorite bird?: The owl
Who are your favorite prose writers?: J.K. Rowling, Marissa Meyer, and Harper Lee
Who are your favorite poets?: Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, and Walt Whitman
Who are your heroes in real life?: My parents, and almost all successful women
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Alice Paul, Lucy Stone, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
What are your favorite names?: Benjamin, Alexander, Victoria, and Ophelia
What is it you most dislike?: Sexism and racism
What historical figures do you most despise?: Donald Trump, Adolf Hitler, Napoleon Bonaparte, and James Earl Ray
What event in military history do you most admire?: My grandfather's achievements, as well as the winnings of the American Civil War and the American Revolution
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: Limitless intelligence
How would you like to die?: I wouldn't, but if I had to, I would like to die as a very old woman, with a long and successful career, surrounded by family, and leaving behind an indelible legacy
What is your present state of mind?: Nervousness that I may have embellished upon my answers without realizing it
What is your motto?: Shoot for the moon! Even if you miss, you will land among stars.

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