Proust Questionnaire: Arthur Lorne's answers

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On Tue, 18 Apr 17 16:46:37 UTC Arthur Lorne answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: not living up to ones own potential
Where would you like to live?: everywhere, a nomadic life is desirable.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: to experience all depths that the world has to offer
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: to a general lack of acknowledgement
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: Those characters who embody a life that I do not possess
Who are your favorite characters in history?: Martin Luther King Jr, Ghandi, people who stood up for their rights
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: strong women, mothers
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: The ones who are bold and unquestionably themselves
Your favorite painter?: those who do not just paint as the eye sees, but instead paint what the heart sees.
Your favorite musician?: jazz
The quality you most admire in a man?: ambition, intelligence, adventurous traits
The quality you most admire in a woman?: gentleness, motherhood, humor
Your favorite virtue?: loyalty
Your favorite occupation?: reading, daydreaming
Who would you have liked to be?: a man of the world
Your most marked characteristic?: nostalgia
What do you most value in your friends?: understanding, support
What is your principle defect?: looking back
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: never to experience the kindness of worldwide traveling
What would you like to be?: wise
What is your favorite color?: green
What is your favorite flower?: daffodil
What is your favorite bird?: Sparrow
Who are your favorite prose writers?: Bukowski, Hemingway and Wilde
Who are your favorite poets?: Maya Angelou
Who are your heroes in real life?: My old college professor
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: joan of arc
What are your favorite names?: Ruth
What is it you most dislike?: not living up to ones potential
What historical figures do you most despise?: the villans
What event in military history do you most admire?: great battles of heroism and victory
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: courage, creativity
How would you like to die?: fulfilled, welcomed
What is your present state of mind?: fear, guilt, wonder, nostalgia, remorse
What is your motto?: I hope to earn love.

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