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On Thu, 10 Feb 11 02:38:47 UTC Ann Delaney (44) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Homelessness
Where would you like to live?
Overlooking a deserted beach in California
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
To be surrounded by my loved ones
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Self-pity
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Atticus Finch
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Jesus, Buddha, Martin Luther King Jr.
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Any woman who faces Life with courage, grace, good humor, and compassion for others
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Jane Eyre, Elizabeth Bennet, Thea Kronberg
Your favorite painter?
Van Gogh
Your favorite musician?
Sarah Vaughan
The quality you most admire in a man?
Kindness
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Loyalty
Your favorite occupation?
Conversation with a good friend
Who would you have liked to be?
A singer
Your most marked characteristic?
Deep emotions
What do you most value in your friends?
wit and kindness
What is your principle defect?
impatience
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
Chronic pain
What would you like to be?
At peace with myself
What is your favorite color?
Blue
What is your favorite flower?
Peonies
What is your favorite bird?
Owl
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Alice Munro, Willa Cather
Who are your favorite poets?
Billy Collins
Who are your heroes in real life?
Soldiers
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Elizabeth I
What are your favorite names?
Isabel, Tony
What is it you most dislike?
My faults
What historical figures do you most despise?
Hitler
What event in military history do you most admire?
Normandy Invasion
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Perfect pitch
How would you like to die?
In my sleep
What is your present state of mind?
Sad
What is your motto?
Living well is the best revenge

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