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On Sun, 30 May 10 19:49:52 +0000 Anthony D C (20) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
An important but unsolvable double-bind.
Where would you like to live?
New York.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
A guilt-free existence as a great writer with close friends and a loving partner.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Any which involve the strength of my will.
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
Larkin's narrators.
Who are your favorite characters in history?
None.
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
Zadie Smith, a woman who works at my local Iceland.
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
None.
Your favorite painter?
None.
Your favorite musician?
Jeff Buckley.
The quality you most admire in a man?
Honesty.
The quality you most admire in a woman?
A sense of humour.
Your favorite virtue?
Individuality.
Your favorite occupation?
Reading (when I'm effortlessly transfixed).
Who would you have liked to be?
Auden.
Your most marked characteristic?
Misanthropy.
What do you most value in your friends?
That they aren't me.
What is your principle defect?
Naivety.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
To be alone my entire life.
What would you like to be?
Respected by people I respect.
What is your favorite color?
A dark yellow.
What is your favorite flower?
I don't have one.
What is your favorite bird?
I don't have one.
Who are your favorite prose writers?
David Foster Wallace, Saul Bellow.
Who are your favorite poets?
Larkin, George Herbert.
Who are your heroes in real life?
A woman who works at my local Iceland.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
None.
What are your favorite names?
Becky, Nick.
What is it you most dislike?
The concept of distraction.
What historical figures do you most despise?
None.
What event in military history do you most admire?
None.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Stability.
How would you like to die?
With a genuine belief in God.
What is your present state of mind?
A slight meloncholy.
What is your motto?
I don't have one.

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